Still, current data suggests gut archaea are not as varied as their bacterial neighbors. “We made a census of the diversity of methanogens in the gut, and we found around 30 species, which is not a ...

Archaea can be picky parasites Date: May 1, 2024 Source: Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research Summary: A parasite that not only feeds of its host, but also makes the host change its own ...

Archaea, key players in the human microbiome, are linked to various diseases but their pathogenic potential remains speculative. This study highlights their role in conditions like periodontitis ...

The gastrointestinal system of most animals carries a colony of microbes known as the gut microbiome. Trillions of organisms are thought to live in the human gut microbiome, which has a powerful ...

Previously undescribed lineage of Archaea illuminates microbial evolution Date: August 10, 2020 Source: Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research Summary: Scientists describe a previously ...

Like bacteria, archaea are single-celled organisms. Genetically, however, there are significant differences between the two domains, especially regarding their cell envelopes and metabolic processes.

In recent years, Archaea's connection to us has been pretty huge and surprising. The unexpected discovery of an entirely new domain of life was pretty huge and surprising - even if archaea do just ...

Archaea microbes might instead simply be contorting their DNA to turn genes on and off –– allowing proteins to “read” the genes when the Slinkies open, and cutting off access when they close.