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. 2014 Oct 17;9(4):922–933. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2014.190

Table 4. Survival of Desulfotomaculum sp. C1A60 and D. kuznetsovii cultures at elevated temperature in an oil bath for varying time periods.

Test strain Temperature Time (min) Growth—variable numbers of replicates positive subcultures (+)
Desulfotomaculum sp. C1A60 121 °C 15 ++
  125 °C 15 +++++
  130 °C 15 ++++
  130 °C 30 +++
  130 °C 60 −−−
  135 °C 15 −−−−
  135 °C 30 −−−
  140 °C 15 −
  145 °C 15 −−
  150 °C 15 −−
D. kuznetsovii 121 °C 15 ++
  125 °C 15 ++
  130 °C 15 ++
  135 °C 15 +++++
  140 °C 15 +++++
  140 °C 30 −−−
  140 °C 60 −−−
  145 °C 15 −−−−−
  145 °C 30 −−−
  145 °C 60 −−−
  150 °C 15 −−