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 | Â | 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 | Â | many | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Fungi, protests | 5, 6 | many | no | YES | no | no | no | no |