Table 2.
Isolated micro-organisms capable of conserving energy from the water–gas shift reaction.
| Species | Origin | Temperature optimum (°C) | Carboxydotrophic generation time (h) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesophilic bacteria | ||||
| Rhodospirillum rubrum | Various environments | 30 | 5 (dark, acetate) | Kerby et al., 1995 |
| Rubrivivax gelatinosa | Lake sediment | 34 | 6.7 (dark, trypticase) 10 (light, autotrophically) 1.5 (light, malate) |
Uffen, 1976; Maness et al., 2005 |
| Rhodopseudomonas palustris | Anaerobic wastewater sludge digester | 30 | 2 (light, autotrophically) | Jung et al., 1999 |
| Thermophilic bacteria | ||||
| Caldanaerobacter subterraneus ssp. pacificus | Submarine hot vent, Okinawa Trough | 70 | 7.1 | Sokolova et al., 2001; Fardeau et al., 2004 |
| Carboxydocella sporoproducens | Hot spring, Karymskoe Lake | 60 | 1 | Slepova et al., 2006 |
| Carboxydocella thermoautotrophica | Terrestrial hot vent, Kamchatka Peninsula | 58 | 1.1 | Sokolova et al., 2002 |
| Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans | Freshwater hydrothermal spring, Kunashir Island | 70 | 2 | Svetlichny et al., 1991 |
| Carboxydothermus islandicus | Hot spring, Hveragerdi | 65 | 2 | Novikov et al., 2011 |
| Carboxydothermus pertinax | Volcanic acidic hot spring, Kyushu Island | 65 | 1.5 | Yoneda et al., 2012 |
| Carboxydothermus siderophilus | Hot spring, Kamchatka Peninsula | 65 | 9.3 | Slepova et al., 2009 |
| Dictyoglomus carboxydivorans | Hot spring, Kamchatka Peninsula | 75 | 60 | Kochetkova et al., 2011 |
| Moorella stamsii | Digester sludge | 65 | N.D. | Alves et al., 2013 |
| Thermincola carboxydiphila | Hot spring, Lake Baikal | 55 | 1.3 | Sokolova et al., 2005 |
| Thermincola ferriacetica | Hydrothermal spring, Kunashir Island | 60 | N.D. | Zavarzina et al., 2007 |
| Thermincola potens | Thermophilic microbial fuel cell | 55 | N.D. | Byrne-Bailey et al., 2010 |
| Thermolithobacter carboxydivorans | Mud and water, Calcite Spring | 73 | 1.3 | Sokolova et al., 2007 |
| Thermosinus carboxydivorans | Hot spring, Norris Basin | 60 | 1.15 | Sokolova et al., 2004a |
| Thermoanaerobacter thermohydrosulfuricus ssp. carboxydovorans | Geothermal spring, Turkey | 70 | N.D. | Balk et al., 2009 |
| Desulfotomaculum carboxydivorans | Paper mill wastewater sludge | 55 | N.D. | Parshina et al., 2005b |
| Thermophilic archaea | ||||
| Thermococcus onnurineus | Deep-sea hydrothermal vent | 80 | 5 | Bae et al., 2006, 2012 |
| Thermocuccus AM4 | Hydrothermal vent | 82 | 5 | Sokolova et al., 2004b |
| Thermofilum carboxyditrophus | Kamchatka hot springs | 90 | N.D. | Kochetkova et al., 2011 |
Not determined parameters are marked N.D.