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Table VI Microbial metabolisms prevalent in micro-organisms described in the Richmond Mine and their relative abundances defined by FISH and clone library results.

From: Acid mine drainage biogeochemistry at Iron Mountain, California

Organism

Metabolic niche in Fig. 9

Number

Autotrophy

OrgC/O2

Fe2+/O2

S-/O2

SxOyn/Fe3+

OrgC/Fe3+

Alphabet plasma

 

many

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Ferroplasma acidarmanus

1, 2

many

yes

yes

YES

no

yes?

n.a.

Acidimicrobium

1, 2

few

yes

yes

yes

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Ferromicrobium

1

few

n.a.

yes

yes

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Sulfobacillus

1, 2, 4, 7, 8

few

yes

yes

yes

YES

YES

yes

Leptospirillum ferrooxidans

2, 3

few

yes

no

yes

no

no

no

Leptospirillum ferriphilum

2, 3

many

yes

no

yes

no

no

no

Leptospirillum group III

 

many

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Fungi, protests

5, 6

many

no

YES

no

no

no

no