Table 2. Habitats and lifestyles of bacteria and archaea possessing CLCA proteins.
Species, strain | phylum | environment | lifestyle | oxygen requirement | energy source | thermo-philic |
Alkalilimnicola ehrlichii MLHE-1 | γ-proteobacteria | aquatic | free living | facultative anaerobic | chemoautotroph | − |
Aminomonas paucivorans | Synergistetes | aquatic/sewage | free living | anaerobic | chemoautotroph | − |
Chloroflexus aurantiacus J-10-fl | Chlorflexi | aquatic/hot springs | free living | facultative aerobic | photoautotroph | + |
Citreicella sp. SE45 | α-proteobacteria | aquatic | free living | aerobic | chemoautotroph | − |
Desulfobulbus propionicus DSM 2032 | δ-proteobacteria | aquatic/marine sediments | free living | anaerobic | chemoautotroph | − |
Herpetosiphon aurantiacus DSM 785 | Chlorflexi | aquatic | free living | aerobic | chemotroph | − |
Plesiocystis pacifica SIR-1 | δ-proteobacteria | marine/aquatic | free living | aerobic | chemoheterotroph | − |
Roseiflexus sp. RS-1 | Chlorflexi | aquatic | free living | aerobic | phototroph | + |
Shewanella sp. MR-4 | γ-proteobacteria | aquatic | free living | facultative anaerobie | heterotroph | mesophile (30–40°C) |
Thermococcus_sp._AM4 | Euryarchaeota (Archaea) | aquatic | free living | facultative anaerobie | chemoautotroph | hyper-thermofile |