Table 10: The Family Archaeoglobaceae
|
| Species |
Location |
Morphology |
- Temperature
- (optimum, °C)
|
- pH Range
- (Optimum)
|
Metabolism |
Electron Donor |
Electron Acceptor |
Comments |
Ref. |
| Archaeoglobus profundus |
Deep sea hydrothermal vent, Guaymas Basin, Mexico |
Irregular cocci; non-motile |
- 65-90
- (82)
|
- 4.5-7.5
- (6)
|
M |
H2 plus organic donor; acetate; lactate; pyruvate; yeast extract; meat extract |
SO4(2-); S2O3(2-) |
Organic electron donor required for growth |
- Burggraf et al. (1990b)
|
| Archaeoglobus veneficus |
Deep sea hydrothermal vent, "Snake Pit," Mid-Atlantic Ridge |
Irregular cocci with triangular plate-shaped lobes; motile |
- 65-85
- (80)
|
- 6.5-8
- (7)
|
M |
Acetate; formate; pyruvate; yeast extract; ethanol; isopropanol; fumarate; glucose; H2 |
SO4(2-); S2O3(2-) |
H2 can serve as electron donor with S2O3(2-) as acceptor |
Huber et al. (1997) |
| Archaeoglobus fulgidus |
Shallow marine sediments; Vulcano, Italy |
Irregular cocci; motile |
- 60-90
- (75-80)
|
- 5.5-7.5
- (7)
|
O, M |
Formamide; formate; lactate; glucose; starch; casamino acids; peptone; gelatin; casein; meat extract; yeast extract |
SO4(2-); SO3(2-); S2O3(2-) |
Fluorescence at 420 nm; S(0) inhibits growth |
Stetter et al. (1988), Zellner et al. (1989) |
| Ferroglobus placidus |
Marine sediments, Vulcano, Italy |
Irregular cocci |
- 65-95
- (85)
|
- 6-8.5
- (7)
|
C |
H2; S(2-); Fe(2+) |
NO3(1-); S2O3(2-) |
Bluish green fluorescence at 420 nm |
Hafenbradl et al. (1996) |
