Table 1 Microbial growth for samples from hot water systems and commercial compost. Incubation temperature was 62.5 °C, culture media LB broth agar
From: Discovery of thermophilic Bacillales using reduced-representation genotyping for identification
| Source | Sample name | Temperature (T°C) | Microbial growth | No. Bacterial isolates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic hot water systems | ||||
| DPS1 | 60 °C | (+)(A), (+)(B) | 2 | |
| DPS2 | 61.1 °C | (+)(A), (+)(B) | 2 | |
| DPS3 | 62.6 °C | (+) | 1 | |
| DPS4 | 62.6 °C | (+)(A), (+)(B) | 2 | |
| DPS5 | 79.6 °C | (+)(A), (+)(B), (+)(C) | 3 | |
| DPS6 | 57 °C | (+)(A), (+)(B), (+)(C) | 3 | |
| DPS7 | 57.6 °C | (−) | ||
| HTR | 84 °C | (++) | 1 | |
| DHW | 60 °C | (+)(A), (+)(B) | 2 | |
| Commercial compost | ||||
| DMW | na | (+) | 1 | |
| MPCC | na | (+) | 1 | |
| NFOSA | na | (+)(A), (+)(B), (+)(C) | 3 | |
| MMBA | na | (+)(A), (+)(B) | 2 | |
| MFBB | na | (+)(A), (+)(B), (+)(C), (+)(D) | 4 | |
| MPCB | na | (+) | 1 | |
| CBSP | na | (+)(A), (+)(B), (+)(C) | 3 | |
| Total bacterial isolates | 31 | |||
