TABLE 1.
Strain | Origin | Species | Reference(s) |
---|---|---|---|
ALV | Self-heating coal spoil heap, Alvecote, Warwickshire, United Kingdom | S. acidophilus | 16 |
THWX | Self-heating coal spoil heap, Wrexham, Clywd, United Kingdom | S. acidophilus | 5 |
YTF1 | Frying Pan Hot Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. | S. acidophilus | 5 |
TH1 | Thermal spring, Iceland | S. thermosulfidooxidans | 2a, 16 |
TH3 | Copper leach dump, Kennecott Chino Mine, New Mexico | A. ferrooxidans | 4, 14 |