TABLE 3.
Probe or target | Fluorescent cells (% of DAPI-stained cells)a
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Clones (%)b
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Reactor 1, day 53, 49°C, air-CO2 | Reactor 2, day 53, 49°C, air | Reactor 1, day 301, 55°C, air-CO2 | Reactor 2, day 301, 49°C, air-CO2 | Reactor 1, day 301, 55°C | Reactor 2, day 301, 49°C | |
Eubacterial 338 | 97.7, 98.1 | 91.6, 92.9 | 96.0 | 93.1 | 100 | 100 |
Sulfobacillus genus | 3.7, 3.0 | 0.3, 0.9, 1.6 | 90.5 | 3.6 | 97.6 | 0 |
S. thermosulfidooxidans | 2.1, 2.4 | 0.9, 0.7 | 87.1 | 1.3 | 91.7 | 0 |
S. acidophilus | Not tested | Not tested | 3.4 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 0 |
Acidimicrobium group | 19.0, 39.5, 23.7 | 24.9, 20.3 | 1.7 | 25.8 | 0 | 72.2 |
Acidimicrobium ferrooxidans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Acidithiobacillus caldus | 59.0 | 60.2, 57.5 | 4.9 | 51.0 | 2.4 | 27.8 |
The mean number of DAPI-stained cells examined for specific fluorescence was 938 per count (range, 344 to 1,750) in up to three samples as indicated.
Eighty-four clones were examined from the 55°C sample and 296 from the 49°C sample. Five chimeras were excluded from the data.