Challenges and approaches of culturing the unculturable archaea

Authors

Muhammad Rafiq, Balochistan University of IT, Pakistan
Noor Hassan, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Pakistan
Maliha Rehman, Balochistan University of IT, Pakistan
Muhammad Hayat, Shandong University, China
Gullasht Nadeem, Balochistan University of IT, Pakistan
Farwa Hassan, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Pakistan
Naveed Iqbal, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Hazrat Ali, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Pakistan
Sahib Zada, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Yingqian Kang, Ministry of Education of Guizhou, China

Document Type

Article

Department

Paediatrics and Child Health

Abstract

Since Carl Woese's discovery of archaea as a third domain of life, numerous archaeal species have been discovered, yet archaeal diversity is poorly characterized. Culturing archaea is complicated, but several queries about archaeal cell biology, evolution, physiology, and diversity need to be solved by culturing and culture-dependent techniques. Increasing interest in demand for innovative culturing methods has led to various technological and methodological advances. The current review explains frequent hurdles hindering uncultured archaea isolation and discusses features for more archaeal cultivation. This review also discusses successful strategies and available media for archaeal culturing, which might be helpful for future culturing practices.

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Publication (Name of Journal)

Biology

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12121499

Recommended Citation

Rafiq, M., Hassan, N., Rehman, M., Hayat, M., Nadeem, G., Hassan, F., Iqbal, N., Ali, H., Zada, S., Kang, Y. (2023). Challenges and approaches of culturing the unculturable archaea. Biology, 12(12).
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_women_childhealth_paediatr/1444