Table 1.
Characteristic of representative members of Aquificae phylum.
| Family | Organism | Growth temp | Energy source | Carbon source | Terminal electron acceptor | Isolated from | Genome sequence accession number | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquificaceae | Aquifex aeolicus VF5 | 95°C | H2 | CO2 | O2 | Underwater volcanic vents, Aeolic Islands Sicily, Italy | NC_000918.1 | (Deckert et al., 1998; Huber et al., 1992) |
| Hydrogenivirga sp.128–5 R1-11 | 75°C | S2O32-, S0 | CO2 | NO3-, O2 | Lau Basin hydrothermal vent area, Pacific Ocean | NZ_ABHJ00000000 | (Nakagawa et al., 2004; Reysenbach et al., 2009) | |
| Hydrogenobacter thermophilus TK-6 | 75°C | H2 | CO2 | O2 | Hot springs in Izu and Kyushu, Japan | NC_017161.1 | (Arai et al., 2010; Kawasumi et al., 1984) | |
| Hydrogenobaculum sp. Y04AAS1* | - | - | - | - | Marine hydrothermal area, Vulcano Island, Italy | NC_011126.1 | (Reysenbach et al., 2009; Stohr et al., 2001) | |
| Thermocrinis ruber DSM 12173 | 85°C | H2, S2O32-, S0 | CO2 | O2 | Octopus Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | PRJNA75073 | (Huber et al., 1998) | |
| Desulfurobacteriaceae | Balnearium lithotrophicum 17S | 70–75˚C | H2 | CO2 | S0 | Deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney, Suiyo Seamount, Japan | Not sequenced | (Takai et al., 2003b) |
| Desulfurobacterium thermolithotrophum DSM 11699 | 70°C | H2 | CO2 | S0, S2O32-, SO2- | Deep-sea hydrothermal chimney, mid-Atlantic ridge, Atlantic Ocean | NC_015185.1 | (Göker et al., 2011; L'Haridon et al., 1998) | |
| Phorcysia thermohydrogeniphila HB-8 | 75°C | H2 | CO2 | S0, NO3- | Tube of Alvinella pompejana tubeworms, deep-sea hydrothermal vents 13 ˚N, East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean | Not sequenced | (Pérez-Rodríguez et al., 2012) | |
| Thermovibrio ammonificans HB-1 | 75°C | H2 | CO2 | S0, NO3- | Deep sea hydrothermal vents 9˚N, East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean | NC_014926.1 | (Giovannelli et al., 2012; Vetriani et al., 2004) | |
| Hydrogenothermaceae | Hydrogenothermus marinus VM1 | 65°C | H2 | CO2 | O2(1–2%) | Deep sea hydrothermal vents 9˚N, East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean | Not sequenced | (Stohr et al., 2001) |
| Persephonella marina EX-H1 | 73°C | S0 | CO2 | O2, NO3- | Deep sea hydrothermal vents 9˚N, East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean | NC_012440.1 | (Götz et al., 2002; Reysenbach et al., 2009) | |
| Sulfurihydrogenibium sp. YO3AOP11 | 70°C | S2O32-, S0 | CO2 | O2 | Calcite Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, USA | NC_010730.1 | (Reysenbach et al., 2009; Takai et al., 2003a) | |
| Venenivibrio stagnispumantis | 70°C | H2 | CO2 | O2 | Terrestrial hot spring Champagne Pool, Waiotapu, New Zealand | Not sequenced | (Hetzer et al., 2008) | |
| Incertae sedis | Thermosulfidibacter takai ABI70S6T | 70°C | H2 | CO2 | S0 | deep-sea hydrothermal field at Southern Okinawa Trough, Japan | Not sequenced | (Nunoura et al., 2008) |
*– Strain not formally described whose genome sequence is available. For these strains, the physiological information reported in Table S1 have been collected from MIG associated with the sequencing or from the closest validly published species.