Branched-chain amino acid specialization drove diversification within Calditenuaceae (Caldarchaeia) and enables their cultivation

Publication

Citation

Lai et al. (2026). Nature Communications

Names (7)

“Calditenuis ramacidaminiphagus”

“Candentenecus fervidifontanae”

“Candentenecus”

“Candentenecus caldifluvii”

“Candentenecus silaniferventis”

“Ardentivivens gerlachensis”

“Ardentivivens”

Authors

Lai, Dengxun; Mosier, Damon; Palmer, Marike; Mayali, Xavier; Johnston, Juliet; Saldivar, Walter; Covington, Jonathan K.; Jiao, Jian-Yu; Murali, Ranjani; Seymour, Cale O.; Liu, Lan; Hua, Zheng-Shuang; Li, Wen-Jun; Weber, Peter K.; Pett-Ridge, Jennifer; Colman, Daniel R.; Boyd, Eric S.; Nunoura, Takuro; Dodsworth, Jeremy A.; Hedlund, Brian P.

Publication date

2026-02-04

DOI

10.1038/s41467-026-68859-6