Archaea

Archaea in Past and Present Geobiochemical Processes and Elemental Cycles


Publishing date
14 Dec 2012
Status
Published
Submission deadline
27 Jul 2012

Lead Editor

1Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany

2Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Hanover, Germany

3Department of Geobiology and the Courant Research Centre Geobiology (Geoscience Institute), University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany

4UK Centre for Astrobiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK


Archaea in Past and Present Geobiochemical Processes and Elemental Cycles

Description

Archaea influence earth's geochemical cycles since the Archaean eon until present. Though many representatives are adapted to harsh environments, many others are not extremophilic but are present in temperate seawater and freshwater environments as well as in soil, constituting a relevant proportion of the prokaryotic biomass. Archaea are also important partners in symbioses with other prokaryotes, protists, and animals including humans. In the proposed special issue, we will focus on the relevance of Archaea in early earth's biosphere, the biomarker and biosignatures of Archaea in earth history and the relevant processes behind, the important process of methane cycling (methanogenesis and anaerobic oxidation of methane), and Archaea in elemental cycles, in deep biosphere and in astrobiology. We invite investigators to contribute original research articles as well as review articles focusing on these themes. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Biomarkers and chemical fossils
  • Archaea and biomineralization
  • Halophilic archaea in evaporites
  • Anaerobic oxidation of methane and methanogenesis
  • Archaea in extreme environments
  • Archaea in microbial communities
  • Archaea as symbionts
  • Archaea in sponges
  • Archaea in astrobiology

Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/arch/guidelines/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/ according to the following timetable:


Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 930493
  • - Editorial

Archaea in Past and Present Geobiochemical Processes and Elemental Cycles

Michael Hoppert | Martin Krüger | ... | Charles Cockell
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 102972
  • - Research Article

Deposition of Biogenic Iron Minerals in a Methane Oxidizing Microbial Mat

Christoph Wrede | Sebastian Kokoschka | ... | Michael Hoppert
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 136714
  • - Research Article

Microbial Diversity and Biochemical Potential Encoded by Thermal Spring Metagenomes Derived from the Kamchatka Peninsula

Bernd Wemheuer | Robert Taube | ... | Rolf Daniel
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 920241
  • - Research Article

Localization of Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase as Metabolic Marker for Diverse Methanogenic Archaea

Christoph Wrede | Ulrike Walbaum | ... | Michael Hoppert
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 582646
  • - Research Article

Dynamics of the Methanogenic Archaea in Tropical Estuarine Sediments

María del Rocío Torres-Alvarado | Francisco José Fernández | ... | Francisco Varona-Cordero
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2012
  • - Article ID 596846
  • - Review Article

Archaea in Symbioses

Christoph Wrede | Anne Dreier | ... | Michael Hoppert
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2012
  • - Article ID 896727
  • - Research Article

Archaeol: An Indicator of Methanogenesis in Water-Saturated Soils

Katie L. H. Lim | Richard D. Pancost | ... | Richard P. Evershed
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2012
  • - Article ID 695826
  • - Research Article

RNA-Based Assessment of Diversity and Composition of Active Archaeal Communities in the German Bight

Bernd Wemheuer | Franziska Wemheuer | Rolf Daniel
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2012
  • - Article ID 940159
  • - Research Article

Impact of Trichloroethylene Exposure on the Microbial Diversity and Protein Expression in Anaerobic Granular Biomass at 37°C and 15°C

Alma Siggins | Anne-Marie Enright | ... | Vincent O'Flaherty
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2012
  • - Article ID 418727
  • - Research Article

New Strategy for a Suitable Fast Stabilization of the Biomethanization Performance

L. A. Fernández-Güelfo | C. J. Álvarez-Gallego | ... | L. I. Romero García
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