title: Environmental, biogeographic, and biochemical patterns of archaea of the family Ferroplasmaceae.
abstract: About 10 years ago, a new family of cell wall-deficient, iron-oxidizing archaea, Ferroplasmaceae, within the large archaeal phylum Euryarchaeota, was described. In this minireview, I summarize the research progress achieved since then and report on the current status of taxonomy, biogeography, physiological diversity, biochemistry, and other research areas involving this exciting group of acidophilic archaea.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, LL57 2UW Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom. o.golyshina@bangor.ac.uk
authors.forename: Olga V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Golyshina
mesh_terms: D004777:Environment; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D059013:Microbial Consortia; D058974:Phylogeography; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D019603:Thermoplasmales / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S