The importance of biofilm formation for cultivation of a Micrarchaeon and its interactions with its Thermoplasmatales host

Abstract

The Micrarchaeota lineage includes poorly characterized archaea with reduced genomes that likely depend on host interactions for survival. Here, the authors report a stable co-culture of a member of the Micrarchaeota and its host, and use multi-omic and physiological analyses to shed light on this symbiosis.