Table 1. Metals MIC (mM) distribution for several Thermococcale species.
Metals | T. gammatolerans § | T. gammatolerans † | T. litoralis# | T. stetteri# | T. celer# |
Cd | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Co | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Zn | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 |
Ni | 0.5 | 0.75 | 1.5 | 5 | 5 |
Cu | 0.5 | 0.75 | nd | nd | nd |
AsO4 | 0.25 | 0.25 | nd | nd | nd |
Values are the means of three independent experiments, with a standard deviation of 10%.
MICs values of T. gammatolerans in the ASW-AA-Cyst medium (see Materials and Methods).
MICs values of T. gammatolerans in the Llanos’ medium described in [19].
# MICs values of other Thermococcales previously published in [19].