TABLE 4B.

A summary compiled from references of the laboratory studies on the role of temperature on BALOs.

Referencesa, b	Source of Strains	Primary prey	Temperature Growth Range (°C)	Optimal Temperature (°C)
Varon and Shilo, 1968b	Other labs	E. coli	15–40	30–35
Seidler and Starr, 1969ab	Depositories	E. coli	25–38*	30–35
Miyamoto and Kuroda, 1975a	Osaka Bay, Japan	V. parahaemolyticus	Room temp (4–15) −30	20–25
Marbach et al., 1976a	Mediterranean Coast of Israel	Luminous strain LR-101	15–35**	25
Filip et al., 1991b	Sewage plant, Langen, Germany	E. coli	18–30	26–30
Jackson and Whiting, 1992b	Lab strains	E. coli	15–30	30
Fratamico and Cooke, 1996b	Depositories and Other Labs	E. coli	12–37	30–37
Chen et al., 2018a	Gulf of Mexico, United States		10–37	25–37

^aStudies on Halophilic BALOs. ^bStudies on Freshwater/terrestrial BALOs. *Lowest temperature tested was 25°C. **1 of 10 strains grew at 10°C.