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Month: March 2023

Fluorescence microscopy image of Haloquadratum walsbyi

Meet Haloquadratum walsbyi, the Square-shaped Archaeon Once Thought to be a Bacterium

Posted on March 15, 2023May 19, 2026 by Jennifer Tsang

This post is part of the Meet a Microbe series on the blog. Check it out to meet other microbes! Microbes come in many shapes and sizes, appearing as spheres, rods, and spirals under the microscope. Aside from these more commonly found microbial shapes, many microbes take on a more unique appearance. One of these microbes is…

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