TABLE 1.
Acidophilic bacteria and archaea used in the present studya
| Taxon | Strain | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Iron-oxidizing autotrophic bacteria | ||
| Leptospirillum ferrooxidans | Type | 14 |
| Leptospirillum ferriphilumb | Type | 10 |
| “Leptospirillum ferrodiazotrophum”b | UBA1 | 38 |
| Iron- and sulfur-oxidizing autotrophic bacteria | ||
| Acidithobacillus ferrooxidans | Type | 24 |
| Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans | Type | 13 |
| Sulfur-oxidizing autotrophic bacteria | ||
| Acidithiobacillus caldusb | Type | 12 |
| Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans | Type | 24 |
| Iron-oxidizing mixotrophic bacterium | ||
| Acidimicrobium ferrooxidansb | TH3 | 7 |
| Iron- and sulfur-oxidizing mixotrophic bacteria | ||
| Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidansb | Type | 23 |
| Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidansb | TH1 | 5 |
| Sulfobacillus acidophilusb | ALV | 32 |
| Sulfobacillus acidophilusb | YTF1 | 21 |
| Sulfobacillus benefaciensb | Type | 19 |
| Sulfobacillus thermotoleransb | L15 | 21 |
| Firmicutesb | G1 | 20 |
| Iron-oxidizing heterotrophic bacteria | ||
| Ferrimicrobium acidiphilum | Type | 18 |
| Firmicutes | SLC1 | 21 |
| Iron-reducing heterotrophic bacteria | ||
| Acidiphilium sp. | SJH | 4 |
| Acidocella sp. | PFBC | 25 |
| Acidobacterium capsulatum | Type | 26 |
| Iron-oxidizing archaeon | ||
| Ferroplasma acidiphilumb | BRGM4 | D. B. Johnson et al., unpublished data |
a
Unless indicated otherwise, cultures were incubated at 30°C.
b
Culture incubated at 37°C.