Haloterrigena sp. Strain SGH1, a Bacterioruberin-Rich, Perchlorate-Tolerant Halophilic Archaeon Isolated From Halite Microbial Communities, Atacama Desert, Chile

Chemical Characterization and Biotechnological Applicability of Pigments Isolated from Antarctic Bacteria

(2019) Tiago R. Silva et al.   MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Effects of Oxygen-Containing Salts on the Detection of Organic Biomarkers on Mars and in Terrestrial Analog Soils

(2019) Wren Montgomery et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

Comparison of Miniaturized Raman Spectrometers for Discrimination of Carotenoids of Halophilic Microorganisms

(2019) Jan Jehlička et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Halophilic microbial community compositional shift after a rare rainfall in the Atacama Desert

(2019) Gherman Uritskiy et al.   ISME Journal

Calibration and preliminary tests of the Brine Observation Transition To Liquid Experiment on HABIT/ExoMars 2020 for demonstration of liquid water stability on Mars

(2019) Miracle Israel Nazarious et al.   ACTA ASTRONAUTICA

Metagenomics of Atacama Lithobiontic Extremophile Life Unveils Highlights on Fungal Communities, Biogeochemical Cycles and Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes

(2019) Benito Gómez-Silva et al.   Microorganisms

Mitochondrial membrane potential

(2018) Ljubava D. Zorova et al.   ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Lithobiontic life: “Atacama rocks are well and alive”

(2018) Benito Gómez-Silva   ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Fungal diversity in the Atacama Desert

(2018) Iara F. Santiago et al.   ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

An Antarctic Extreme Halophile and Its Polyextremophilic Enzyme: Effects of Perchlorate Salts

(2018) Victoria J. Laye et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

Endolithic microbial habitats as refuges for life in polyextreme environment of the Atacama Desert

(2018) Jacek Wierzchos et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Fundamental drivers for endolithic microbial community assemblies in the hyperarid Atacama Desert

(2018) Victoria Meslier et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Perchlorate contamination in Chile: Legacy, challenges, and potential solutions

(2018) Marcela Vega et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Effects of nicotine on the biosynthesis of carotenoids in halophilic Archaea (class Halobacteria): an HPLC and Raman spectroscopy study

(2018) Aharon Oren et al.   EXTREMOPHILES

Transitory microbial habitat in the hyperarid Atacama Desert

(2018) Dirk Schulze-Makuch et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Phase Transitions and Hygroscopic Growth of Mg(ClO4)2, NaClO4, and NaClO4·H2O: Implications for the Stability of Aqueous Water in Hyperarid Environments on Mars and on Earth

(2018) Xiaohong Jia et al.   ACS Earth and Space Chemistry

Molecular biomarkers in the subsurface of the Salar Grande (Atacama, Chile) evaporitic deposits

(2018) Laura Sánchez-García et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Bacterioruberin extracts from a genetically modified hyperpigmented Haloferax volcanii strain: antioxidant activity and bioactive properties on sperm cells

(2018) L. Zalazar et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Carotenoids from the extreme halophilic archaeon Haloterrigena turkmenica: identification and antioxidant activity

(2017) Giuseppe Squillaci et al.   EXTREMOPHILES

Discrimination of haloarchaeal genera using Raman spectroscopy and robust methods for multivariate data analysis

(2017) Nicoleta Elena Dina et al.   JOURNAL OF RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY

Water uptake and hygroscopicity of perchlorates and implications for the existence of liquid water in some hyperarid environments

(2017) Wenjun Gu et al.   RSC Advances

Reversible naftifine-induced carotenoid depigmentation in Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (A. Jörg.) F.C. Harrison causing onychomycosis

(2017) Augustin C. Moț et al.   Scientific Reports

The Atacama Desert: Technical Resources and the Growing Importance of Novel Microbial Diversity

(2016) Alan T. Bull et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

Characterization of a bacterioruberin-producing Haloarchaea isolated from the marshlands of the Odiel river in the southwest of Spain

(2016) Marta de la Vega et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS

Carotenoid Production by Halophilic Archaea Under Different Culture Conditions

(2016) Rossana Calegari-Santos et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

Functional interactions of archaea, bacteria and viruses in a hypersaline endolithic community

(2016) Alexander Crits-Christoph et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

MEGA7: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 7.0 for Bigger Datasets

(2016) Sudhir Kumar et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Phylogenetic and Functional Substrate Specificity for Endolithic Microbial Communities in Hyper-Arid Environments

(2016) Alexander Crits-Christoph et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

The Solar Spectrum in the Atacama Desert

(2016) R. R. Cordero et al.   Scientific Reports

Global patterns and environmental controls of perchlorate and nitrate co-occurrence in arid and semi-arid environments

(2015) W. Andrew Jackson et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Complete Biosynthetic Pathway of the C50Carotenoid Bacterioruberin from Lycopene in the Extremely Halophilic Archaeon Haloarcula japonica

(2015) Ying Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Carotenoids from Haloarchaea and Their Potential in Biotechnology

(2015) Montserrat Rodrigo-Baños et al.   Marine Drugs

Adaptation strategies of endolithic chlorophototrophs to survive the hyperarid and extreme solar radiation environment of the Atacama Desert

(2015) Jacek Wierzchos et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Identification of lipophilic bioproduct portfolio from bioreactor samples of extreme halophilic archaea with HPLC-MS/MS

(2014) Bettina Lorantfy et al.   ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Raman Spectroscopy of Microbial Pigments

(2014) Jan Jehlička et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Identification of carotenoids from the extremely halophilic archaeon Haloarcula japonica

(2014) Rie Yatsunami et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Biological properties of carotenoids extracted from Halobacterium halobium isolated from a Tunisian solar saltern

(2013) Molka Abbes et al.   BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Microbial diversity and the presence of algae in halite endolithic communities are correlated to atmospheric moisture in the hyper-arid zone of the Atacama Desert

(2013) Courtney K. Robinson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Metal Mobilization by Iron- and Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria in a Multiple Extreme Mine Tailings in the Atacama Desert, Chile

(2013) H. Korehi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Perchlorate and halophilic prokaryotes: implications for possible halophilic life on Mars

(2013) Aharon Oren et al.   EXTREMOPHILES

Use of a handheld Raman spectrometer for fast screening of microbial pigments in cultures of halophilic microorganisms and in microbial communities in hypersaline environments in nature

(2013) J. Jehlička et al.   JOURNAL OF RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY

Archaeal (Per)Chlorate Reduction at High Temperature: An Interplay of Biotic and Abiotic Reactions

(2013) M. G. Liebensteiner et al.   SCIENCE

Radiation-resistant extremophiles and their potential in biotechnology and therapeutics

(2012) Prashant Gabani et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

An Integrated Pipeline for de Novo Assembly of Microbial Genomes

(2012) Andrew Tritt et al.   PLoS One

In situ Raman imaging of astaxanthin in a single microalgal cell

(2011) Agnieszka Kaczor et al.   ANALYST

Identification of carotenoids with high antioxidant capacity produced by extremophile microorganisms

(2011) Fernanda Mandelli et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

The RAST Server: Rapid Annotations using Subsystems Technology

(2008) Ramy K Aziz et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The extremely halophilic archaeon Halobacterium salinarum R1 responds to potassium limitation by expression of the K+-transporting KdpFABC P-type ATPase and by a decrease in intracellular K+

(2008) Henrik Strahl et al.   EXTREMOPHILES

Facilitation of endolithic microbial survival in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert by mineral deliquescence

(2008) Alfonso F. Davila et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

The spatial and temporal variability of fog and its relation to fog oases in the Atacama Desert, Chile

(2007) P. Cereceda et al.   ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH