Table 1.
Thermophilic and thermotolerant actinobacterial species.
| Actinobacteria | Growth conditions | Location of isolation | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature (°C) | pH | |||
| Microbispora siamensis DMKUA 245T | 25–50 | – | Soil sample, Thailand | Boondaeng et al., 2009 |
| Georgenia sediminis SCSIO 15020T | 24–60 | 6–10 | Sea sediment, Austria | You et al., 2013 |
| Actinokineospora soli YIM 75948T | 25–55 | 7–9 | Soil sample, China | Tang et al., 2012 |
| Marinactinospora thermotolerans SCSIO 00652T | 10–55 | 6–9 | Sea sediment, Northern South China | Tian et al., 2009 |
| Saccharomonospora viridis SJ-21 | 35–60 | 7–10 | Hot water spring, India | Jani et al., 2012 |
| Actinomadura miaoliensis BC 44T-5T | 22–55 | 7.0 | Soil sample, Taiwan | Tseng et al., 2009 |
| Streptosporangium sp. | – | – | Soil of Mongolia Desert Steppe Zone | Kurapova et al., 2012 |
| Streptomyces Calidiresistens YIM 7808T | 40–65 | 7.0 | Hot spring sediment, South-west China | Duan et al., 2014 |
| Nocardiopsis yanglingensis A18 | 25–55 | 6.5–8.5 | Compost of button mushrooms | Yan et al., 2011 |
| Amycolatopsis ruanii NMG112T | 20–50 | 4–10 | Soil sample | Zucchi et al., 2012 |
| A. thermalba SF45T | ||||
| A. granulosa GY307T | ||||
| Pseudonocardia thermophila JCM3095 | – | – | – | Yamaki et al., 1997 |
| Thermomonospora curvata B9T | 40–65 | 7.5–11 | Composted stable manure | Chertkov et al., 2011 |
| Thermobifida fusca (formerly named as Thermomonospora fusca) | 35–53 | 10–11 | – | McCarthy and Cross, 1984 |
| Thermotunica guangxiensis | 37–65 | 6–9 | Mushroom residue compost, China | Wu et al., 2014b |
| Thermopolyspora flexuosa DSM 41386T | 40–60 | 6–9 | Soil from the Pamir Mountains | Krasilnikov and Agre, 1964 |
| Thermocatellispora tengchongensis | 28–58 | 6–8 | Soil sample, South-west China | Zhou et al., 2012 |
| Saccharopolyspora thermophila 216T | 45–55 | – | Soil sample, China | Lu et al., 2001 |
| Thermobispora bispora R51T | 50–65 | – | Decaying manure, Berlin | Henssen, 1957 |
| Thermoleophilum album ATCC 35263 | 45–70 | 6.5–7.5 | Mud samples | Zarilla and Perry, 1984 |
| Acidothermus cellulolyticus 11B | 37–70 | 4–6 | Acidic hot springs, Yellowstone National Park | Barabote et al., 2009 |
| Acidimicrobium ferrooxidans TH3 | 45–50 | 2 | Icelandic geothermal site | Clark and Norris, 1996 |
| Aciditerrimonas ferrireducens IC-180T | 35–58 | 2.0–4.5 | Solfataric field, Japan | Itoh et al., 2011 |
| Acidithiomicrobium sp. | 50 | 3 | Geothermal environments | Norris et al., 2011 |
| Ferrithrix thermotolerans Y005T | 43 | 1.3 | Mine site, UK | Johnson et al., 2009 |
| Rubrobacter taiwanensis LS-28 | 30–70 (optimum 60) | 6–11 | Lu-shan hot springs, Taiwan | Chen et al., 2004 |
| Rubrobacter radiotolerans | 46–48 | 7.0–7.4 | Hot springs, Central Portugal | Ferreira et al., 1999 |
| R. xylanophilus | 60 | 7.5–8.0 | ||