Table 1.
Cellulotrophic natronoarchae isolated from hypersaline alkaline lakes.
| Strain | Isolated from: |
Chemical parameters of brines |
Cellulose form used in the enrichment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake | Area | Salt (g l−1) | pH | Alkalinity (M) | ||
| AArcel 2 | Bitter-1 | Kulunda Steppe Altai, Russia | 330 | 10.3 | 4.0 | Amorphous |
| AArcel 4 | Soda crystallizer | 380 | 9.6 | 3.1 | Avicel | |
| AArcel 5T | Tanatar-1 | 400 | 11.0 | 4.9 | Sigma 20 μm | |
| AArcel 9 | Mixed from 3 lakes | 330–400 | 9.6–11.0 | 3.1–4.9 | Filter paper | |
| AArcel 6 | Shar-Burdiin, Hotontyn | n-e Mongolia | 220–360 | 9.6–9.9 | 0.9–1.2 | Amorphous |
| AArcel 8-1 | Owens lake | California | 180 | 9.7 | 1.0 | Amorphous |