Table 5: The Class Bacilli
|
| Species |
Location |
Morphology |
- Temperature
- (optimum, °C)
|
- pH Range
- (Optimum)
|
Metabolism |
Electron Donor |
Electron Acceptor |
Comments |
Ref. |
| Bacillus infernus |
Subsurface (2.7km) Taylorsville Triassic basin, Virginia |
Rods; 4-8 micrometers long; gram positive; non-motile |
- 38-65
- (61)
|
- 7-8.5
- (7.3)
|
O, M |
Glucose; formate; lactate |
Organics; MnO2; Fe(3+); trimethylamine oxide; NO3(-) |
Strictly anaerobic |
- Boone et al. (1995)
|
| Bacillus vulcani |
Shallow hydrothermal vent, Vulcano Island, Italy |
Rods; 4-7 micrometers long; gram positive; terminal oval spores; motile |
- 37-72
- (60)
|
- 5.5-9
- (6)
|
O |
Clucose; mannose; trehalose; fructose; citrate |
Organics |
Aerobic |
Caccamo et al. (2000) |
| Thermobacillus xylanilyticus |
Farm soil under manure heap, France |
Rods; 2-2.8 micrometers long; single, pairs, or chains; terminal or subterminal ellipsoidial spores |
- nd-63
- (55)
|
- 6.5-8.5
- (7.8)
|
O |
Glucose; xylose; various sugars; xylan; starch |
Organics |
Growth stimulated by CO2 |
Touzel et al. (2000) |
| Thermoaerobacter marianensis |
Mariana Trench, depth 10.9 km |
Slightly curved rods; single or in pairs; 2-7 micrometers long; non-motile |
- 43-65
- (58)
|
- 5.5-9.5
- (7.2-7.4)
|
O |
Yeast extract; peptone; various sugars; amino acids; organic acids; cellulose |
Organics |
Strictly aerobic |
Takai et al. (1999) |
