For an independent, eco-friendly and sustainable future in the extraction of critical metals for the high-tech industry, research into alternative methods is required. Specialized biomolecules with desired properties like high affinity and selectivity for specific targets can be rapidly identified through directed evolution. Phage surface display is increasingly being used in resource technology to develop eco-friendly and rec...

The Atacama Desert, one of the most extreme environments on our planet, harbors a plethora of unique microbial communities adapted to the harsh conditions of the habitat. In this study, strain ATCH4 T , a novel Gram-stain-negative, curved rod-shaped bacterium, was isolated from the Llamara salt pan, located in the Atacama Desert in the north of Chile. ATCH4 T was capable of growth within a range of 3–12% (w/v) NaCl, 4–40 °C, a...