Table 1.
Growth properties of selected cultivated piezotolerant and piezophilic isolates
| Isolate | Topt (°C) | Popt (MPa) | Maximal growth rate (h−1) | Isolation source (depth [m]) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colwelliaceae | |||||
| Colwellia piezophila Y223GT | 10 | 60 | 0.14 | Japan Trench, sediment (6,278) | 54 |
| Colwellia hadaliensis BNL-1T | 10 | 90 | 0.12 | Puerto Rico Trench (7,410) | 18 |
| Colwellia sp. strain MT41 | 8 | 103 | ∼0.07 | Mariana Trench, decaying amphipod (10,476) | 88, 90 |
| Psychromonadaceae | |||||
| Psychromonas profunda 2825T | 10 | 25 | ∼0.15 | Atlantic Ocean sediment (2,770) | 87 |
| Psychromonas kaikoae JT7304T | 10 | 50 | ∼0.15 | Japan Trench, cold-seep sediment (7,434) | 57 |
| Psychromonas sp. strain CNPT3 | 12 | 52 | ∼0.19 | Central North Pacific, decaying amphipod (5,800) | 88, 91 |
| Psychromonas hadalis K41GT | 6 | 60 | ∼0.14 | Japan Trench, sediment (7,542) | 55 |
| Moritellaceae | |||||
| Moritella profunda 2674T | 6 | 30 | ∼0.17 | Atlantic Ocean, sediment (2,815) | 86 |
| Moritella abyssi 2693T | 10 | 30 | ∼0.20 | Atlantic Ocean, sediment (2,815) | 86 |
| Moritella sp. strain PE36 | 10 | 41 | ∼0.28 | Pacific Ocean, amphipod trap water (3,584) | 88 |
| Moritella japonica DSK1 | 15 | 50 | ∼0.4 | Japan Trench, sediment (6,356) | 36 |
| Moritella yayanosi DB21MT-5 | 10 | 80 | ∼0.2 | Mariana Trench, sediment (10,898) | 34, 56 |
| Vibrionaceae | |||||
| Photobacterium profundum DSJ4 | 10 | 10 | ∼0.45 | Ryukyu Trench, sediment (5,110) | 58 |
| Photobacterium profundum SS9 | 15 | 28 | ∼0.5 | Sulu Trough, amphipod homogenate (2,551) | 16 |
| Shewanellaceae | |||||
| Shewanella violacea DSS12 | 10 | 30 | ∼0.28 | Ryukyu Trench, sediment (5,110) | 36 |
| Shewanella benthica F1A | 8 | 30 | ∼0.15 | Atlantic Ocean, water column (4,900) | 30, 85 |
| Shewanella benthica DB6101 | 10 | 50 | ∼0.35 | Ryukyu Trench sediment (5,110) | 36 |
| Shewanella benthica DB5501 | 15 | 60 | ∼0.35 | Suruga Bay, sediment (2,485) | 36 |
| Shewanella benthica DB6705 | 15 | 60 | ∼0.4 | Japan Trench, sediment (6,356) | 36 |
| Shewanella benthica DB6906 | 15 | 60 | ∼0.35 | Japan Trench, sediment (6,269) | 36 |
| Shewanella benthica DB172R | 10 | 60 | ∼0.45 | Izu-Bonin Trench, sediment (6,499) | 35 |
| Shewanella benthica DB172F | 10 | 70 | ∼0.41 | Izu-Bonin Trench, sediment (6,499) | 35 |
| Shewanella benthica DB21MT-2 | 10 | 70 | ∼0.17 | Mariana Trench sediment (10,898) | 34, 56 |
| Shewanella sp. strain KT99 | ∼2 | ∼98 | Kermadec Trench, amphipod homogenate (9,856) | 40 | |
| Non-Gammaproteobacteria | |||||
| Thioprofundum lithotrophica 106 | 50 | 15 | 0.3 | Mid-Atlantic Ridge, black smoker chimney (3,626) | 77 |
| Desulfovibrio profundus 500-1T | 25 | 15 | —a | Japan Sea, sediment core 518 mbsfb (900) | 7 |
| Carnobacterium sp. strain AT7 | 20 | 20 | Aleutian Trench, water column (2,500) | 40 | |
| Methanopyrus kandleri 116 | 105 | 20 | ∼0.75 | Central Indian Ridge, black smoker fluid (2,415–2,460) | 78 |
| Desulfovibrio hydrothermalis AM13T | 35 | 26 | ∼0.05 | East Pacific Rise, hydrothermal vent chimney (2,600) | 3 |
| Piezobacter thermophilus 108 | 50 | 35 | 0.46 | Mid-Atlantic Ridge, black smoker chimney (3,626) | 77 |
| Marinitoga piezophila KA3T | 65 | 40 | ∼1.9 | East Pacific Rise, hydrothermal vent (2,630) | 2 |
| Dermacoccus abyssi MT1.1T | 28 | 40 | —c | Mariana Trench, sediment (10,898) | 60 |
| Pyrococcus abyssi GE5 | 100 | 40 | 0.98 | Fiji Basin, hydrothermal vent (2,000) | 23 |
| Thermococcus barophilus MPT | 85 | 40 | ∼1.5 | Mid-Atlantic Ridge, hydrothermal vent chimney (3,550) | 46 |
| Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus | 65 | 50 | ∼0.58 | Italy, geothermally heated sediments (0.5) | 9 |
| Pyrococcus sp. strain CH1 | 98 | 52 | —d | Mid-Atlantic Ridge, hydrothermal vent (4,100) | 93 |
| Methanococcus jannaschii | 86 | 75 | 2.36 | East Pacific Rise, hydrothermal vent (2,610) | 31, 48 |
| Rhodobacterales bacterium PRT1 | 10 | 80 | 0.019 | Puerto Rico Trench, seawater (8,350) | This study |