Table 6: The Order Thermales
|
| Species |
Location |
Morphology |
- Temperature
- (optimum, °C)
|
- pH Range
- (Optimum)
|
Metabolism |
Electron Donor |
Electron Acceptor |
Comments |
Ref. |
| Thermus aquaticus |
Yellowstone national Park, California and tap water |
Filaments; variable length; sometimes spheroblasts or spheres. |
- 40-79
- (70)
|
- 6-9.5
- (7.5-7.8)
|
O |
Tryptone; yeast extract; acetate; sucrose; citrate; succinate; glucose |
Organics |
Yellow pigmentation |
- Brock and Freeze (1969)
|
| Thermus filiformis |
Waimangu Volcanic Valley, New Zealand |
Filaments; 4-11 micrometers long |
- 37-80
- (73)
|
- 6-8.6
- (7-7.5)
|
O |
Acetate; glutamate; succinate; sugars |
Organics |
Yellow pigmentation |
Hudson et al. (1987) |
| Thermus igniterrae |
Hruni, Iceland |
Filaments and short rods; non-motile |
- 45-80
- (65)
|
- nd
- (7.5-8.5)
|
O |
Elastin; starch; fibrin; casein; gelatin; hide powder azure; sugars; pyruvate; glutamate; glutamine; proline |
Organics |
Yellow pigmentation |
Chung et al. (2000) |
| Thermus antranikianii |
Hruni, Iceland |
Filaments and short rods; non-motile |
- 50-80
- (70)
|
- nd
- (7.5-8.5)
|
O |
Starch; casein; hide powder azure; Tween 80; arbutin; aesculin; sugars; pyruvate; malate; amino acids |
Organics |
Yellow pigmentation |
Chung et al. (2000) |
