Table 2.
Microorganisms isolated from oil field environments, that are able to grow by the reduction of nitrate, Fe(III), and/or Mn(IV).
| Species | Strain | Growth [∘C], (optimum) | Electron acceptors | Electron donor used | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcobacter sp. | FWKO B | 15–40 | Nitrate | Sulfide, hydrogen, formate | Produced brine, oil field (Canada) | Gevertz et al. (2000) |
| Deferribacter thermophilus | BMAT | 50–65 (60) | Nitrate, Mn(IV), Fe(III) | Hydrogen, malate, acetate, citrate, pyruvate, lactate, succinate, valerate | Production water, North sea oil field (UK) | Greene et al. (1997) |
| Denitrovibrio acetiphilus | N2460T | 4–40 (35–37) | Nitrate | Acetate | Oil field environment/oil refinery | Myhr and Torsvik (2000) |
| Garciella nitratireducens | MET79T | 25–60 (55) | nitrate | Lactate, butyrate, malate, fumarate and others | Oil field separator, oil field (USA) | Miranda-Tello et al. (2003) |
| Geoalkalibacter subterraneus | Red1T | 30–50 (40) | Fe(III), Mn(IV), nitrate | Formate, acetate, propionate, lactate, butyrate, isobutyrate, succinate, fumarate, valerate, isovalerate, citrate, salicylate, octanoate, palmitate, glycerol, hydrogen and others | Produced water, oil field (USA) | Greene et al. (2009) |
| Geobacillus lituanicus | N-3T | 55–70 (55–60) | Nitrate | Yeast | Oil field (Lithuania) | Kuisiene et al. (2004) |
| Geobacillus subterraneus | 34T | 45–65 | Nitrate | Acetate | Formation water, oil field (China) | Nazina et al. (2001) |
| Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus (formerly M. aqueolei) | VT8 | 13–50 (30) | Nitrate | Acetate, succinate, citrate | Produced fluid, oil field (Vietnam) | Huu et al. (1999) |
| Petrobacter succinatimandens | 4BONT | 35–60 (55) | Nitrate | Formate, fumarate, pyruvate, succinate, ethanol, yeast extract | Production water, oil field (Australia) | Salinas et al. (2004) |
| Shewanella putrefaciens (formerlyAlteromonas putrefaciens) | Fe(III) | Hydrogen, formate | Produced water, oil storage tanks (Canada) | Semple and Westlake (1987) | ||
| Sulfurimonas sp. (formerly Thiomicrospira sp.) | CVO | 5–35 | Nitrate, nitrite, N2O | Sulfide, elemental sulfur | Produced brine, oil field (Canada) | Gevertz et al. (2000) |
| Thermoanaerobacter acetoethylicus | SL 26, S128 | 40–80 (65) | Fe(III) | Peptone, hydrogen | Formation water, oil field (Russia) | Slobodkin et al. (1999) |
| Thermoanaero-bacter brockii | M739 | 35–85 (65) | Fe(III) | Peptone, hydrogen | Formation water, oil field (Russia) | Slobodkin et al. (1999) |
| Thermococcus sibiricus | MM 739T | 40–88 (81) | Fe(III) | Peptone, hydrogen | Formation water, oil field (Russia) | Slobodkin et al. (1999) |
| Thermotoga subterranea | SL-1 | 50–75 (70) | Fe(III) | Peptone, hydrogen | Formation water, oil field (France) | Slobodkin et al. (1999) |