Table 1.
Acidobacteria used in this study
| Species | Subdivision | Origin | Substrates used | pH range | pH optimum | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acidobacteriaceae strain 277 | 1 | Sandy soil from river bank, Okavango, Namibia | Most sugars, some sugar alcohols, starch, some amino acids, acetate, succinate, some heteropolysaccharides | 3.5–7.5 | 5.0–6.5 | DSMZa |
| Acidobacteriaceae strain 307 | 1 | Sandy soil from river bank, Okavango, Namibia | Most sugars, some sugar alcohols, starch, some amino acids, fumarate, succinate, some heteropolysaccharides | 3.5–8.5 | 5.0–6.5 | DSMZa |
| Acidobacteriaceae strain A2-1c | 1 | Savanna soil, Erichsfelde, Namibia | Most sugars, some sugar alcohols, starch, some amino acids, gluconate, pyruvate, succinate, some heteropolysaccharides | NDb | ND | DSMZa |
| Acidobacteriaceae strain KA1 (= DSM 23886) | 1 | Sphagnum peat, Tver region, European north Russia | Most sugars, glucuronate, galacturonate, some heteropolysaccharides | 3.5–7.3 | 5.0–5.5 | WIMc |
| Acidobacteriaceae strain A2-4c | 1 | Savanna soil, Erichsfelde, Namibia | ND | ND | ND | DSMZa |
| A. capsulatum 161T (= DSM 11244T) | 1 | Acidic mine drainage, Japan | Most sugars, glucuronate, starch, some heteropolysaccharides | 3.0–6.0 | ND | 12, 25 |
| B. elongata SN10T (= DSM 22489T) | 1 | Sphagnum peat, Archangelsk region, European north Russia | Most sugars, lactate, ethanol, some heteropolysaccharides | 3.2–6.6 | 4.7–5.2 | 9 |
| G. pectinivorans TPB6011T (– DSM 21001T) | 1 | Sphagnum peat, Tomsk region, western Siberia | Several sugars, acetate, lactate, galacturonate, gluconate, starch, some heteropolysaccharides and polyalcohols | 3.0–7.5 | 3.8–4.5 | 40 |
| G. aggregans TPB6028T (= LMG 25274T) | 1 | Sphagnum peat, Tomsk region, western Siberia | Most sugars, malate, pyruvate, galacturonate, gluconate, starch, some heteropolysaccharides and sugar alcohols | 3.0–7.5 | 3.8–4.5 | 40 |
| G. paludicola OB1010T (= DSM 22464T) | 1 | Sphagnum peat, Yaroslavl region, European north Russia | Most sugars, starch, some heteropolysaccharides, galacturonate | 3.0–7.5 | 3.8–4.5 | 40 |
| G. paludicola LCBR1 | 1 | Cladonia sp. collected from peat bog, Tomsk region, western Siberia | Most sugars, starch, some heteropolysaccharides, galacturonate, gluconate, glucuronate | 3.0–7.5 | 3.8–4.5 | 40 |
| T. roseus KBS 63T (= DSM 18391T) | 1 | Agricultural soil, Michigan | Several sugars, succinate, glucuronate, gluconate | 5.0–7.0 | 6.0 | 12 |
| Terriglobus sp. KMR (= ATCC BAA-1395) | 1 | Sphagnum peat, Yaroslavl region, European north Russia | Most sugars, starch, some heteropolysaccharides | 4.5–7.2 | 5.5–6.5 | 41 |
| E. modestus Jbg-1T (= DSM 18101T) | 1 | Soil deciduous forest, Würzburg, Germany | Most sugars, some sugar alcohols, glutamate, glutamine | 4.0–7.0 | 5.5 | 26 |
| E. aggregans Wbg-1T (= DSM 19364T) | 1 | Alpine soil, Kochel, Germany | Several sugars, glutamate, glutamine, aspartate, ornithine, glucuronate | 4.5–7.0 | 5.5 | 26 |
| B. aggregatus MPL3T (= DSM 18758T) | 3 | Sphagnum peat, Tomsk region, western Siberia | Most sugars, pyruvate, starch, some heteropolysaccharides, galacturonate, glucuronate | 4.5–7.2 | 5.5–6.5 | 30 |
| B. aggregatus MPL1011 | 3 | Sphagnum peat, Tomsk region, western Siberia | Most sugars, pyruvate, lactate, starch, some heteropolysaccharides, galacturonate, glucuronate | 4.5–7.2 | 5.5–6.5 | 30 |
a
Isolated at DSMZ.
b
ND, not determined.
c
WIM, isolated at the Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology.