@article{bing_carey_laemthong_willard_crosby_sulis_wang_adams_kelly_2023, title={Fermentative conversion of unpretreated plant biomass: A thermophilic threshold for indigenous microbial growth}, volume={367}, ISSN={["1873-2976"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128275}, journal={BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY}, author={Bing, Ryan G. and Carey, Morgan J. and Laemthong, Tunyaboon and Willard, Daniel J. and Crosby, James R. and Sulis, Daniel B. and Wang, Jack P. and Adams, Michael W. W. and Kelly, Robert M.}, year={2023}, month={Jan} } @article{willard_kelly_2021, title={Intersection of Biotic and Abiotic Sulfur Chemistry Supporting Extreme Microbial Life in Hot Acid}, volume={125}, ISSN={["1520-5207"]}, DOI={10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c02102}, number={20}, journal={JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B}, author={Willard, Daniel J. and Kelly, Robert M.}, year={2021}, month={May}, pages={5243–5257} } @article{lewis_recalde_bräsen_counts_nussbaum_bost_schocke_shen_willard_quax_et al._2021, title={The biology of thermoacidophilic archaea from the order Sulfolobales}, volume={45}, ISSN={1574-6976}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsre/fuaa063}, DOI={10.1093/femsre/fuaa063}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT Thermoacidophilic archaea belonging to the order Sulfolobales thrive in extreme biotopes, such as sulfuric hot springs and ore deposits. These microorganisms have been model systems for understanding life in extreme environments, as well as for probing the evolution of both molecular genetic processes and central metabolic pathways. Thermoacidophiles, such as the Sulfolobales, use typical microbial responses to persist in hot acid (e.g. motility, stress response, biofilm formation), albeit with some unusual twists. They also exhibit unique physiological features, including iron and sulfur chemolithoautotrophy, that differentiate them from much of the microbial world. Although first discovered >50 years ago, it was not until recently that genome sequence data and facile genetic tools have been developed for species in the Sulfolobales. These advances have not only opened up ways to further probe novel features of these microbes but also paved the way for their potential biotechnological applications. Discussed here are the nuances of the thermoacidophilic lifestyle of the Sulfolobales, including their evolutionary placement, cell biology, survival strategies, genetic tools, metabolic processes and physiological attributes together with how these characteristics make thermoacidophiles ideal platforms for specialized industrial processes.}, number={4}, journal={FEMS Microbiology Reviews}, publisher={Oxford University Press (OUP)}, author={Lewis, April M and Recalde, Alejandra and Bräsen, Christopher and Counts, James A and Nussbaum, Phillip and Bost, Jan and Schocke, Larissa and Shen, Lu and Willard, Daniel J and Quax, Tessa E F and et al.}, year={2021}, month={Jan} }