Table 2 Microbial growth for water and mud samples from the Great Artesian Basin. Incubation temperature was 62.5 °C. Culture media: LB broth agar (pH 5, pH 6.8, pH 8) and PBT pH 6.0

Birdsville

water

98 °C^a

nd

Birdsville Bore

nd

(+)

(+)

(−)

bore drain

98 °C^a

nd

Birdsville mud

nd

(+)(A), (+)(B)

(+)

(+)(A), (+)(B), (+)(C)

Clifton hills

water

80 °C

8.0

CHfil

(−)

(−)

(+)(A)

(−)

bore drain

80 °C

nd

CHMUD

(+)

(++)

(++)(A), (++)(B)

(++)

Mount Gason

water

80 °C

8.0

MtGfil

nd

(+)(A), (+)(B)

(+)(A)

(+)(A)

bore drain

80 °C

nd

Mt.GODS / Mt. GMUD

(+)(A), (+)(B)

(+)(A), (+)(B), (+)(C), (+)(D), (+)(E), (+)(F), (+)(G)

(+)(A), (+)(B), (+)(C),

(+)

Mirra Mita

water

79 °C

8.0

MMfil

nd

(+)

(−)

(−)

bore drain

79 °C

nd

MMMUD1

(−)

(+)

(−)

(+)

bore drain

68 °C

nd

MMMUD2

(++)

(++)

(−)

(−)

bore drain

74 °C

nd

MMMUD3

(−)

(++)

(+)(A)

(+)

bore drain

62 °C

nd

MMMUD4

(−)

(+)(A), (+)(B)

(+)(A), (+)(B)

(+)

bore drain

66 °C

nd

MMMUD5

(−)

(+)(A), (+)(B)

(−)

(−)

bore drain

50 °C

nd

MMMUD6

(−)

(+)(A), (+)(B)

(−)

(−)

bore drain

39 °C

nd

MMMUD7

(−)

(++)

(−)

(−)

bore drain

74 °C

nd

MMMUD8

(+)

(−)

(−)

(−)

Mungerannie station

water

78 °C

7.2

Mgnhotfil / MgnCCG

(+)

(+)

(+)

(−)

bore drain

60 °C

nd

MCWH

(−)

(+)(A), (+)(B)

(−)

(−)

Mulka

soil

38 °C

nd

MR

(−)

(+)(A)

(+)(A)

(−)

Kopperamanna

water

60 °C

8.5

Efil

(−)

(+)(A), (+)(B)

(−)

(++)

soil

38 °C

nd

ECO3

(−)

(−)

(−)

(++)

Etadunna station

water

77.9 °C

8.5

Kanufil

nd

(+)

(−)

(−)

Dulkaninna

water

47.8 °C

8.5

Dulfil

nd

(+)(+)

(−)

(−)

Clayton station

water

34 °C

8.5

Clfil

nd

(+)(A), (+)(B)

(−)

(−)

bore drain

34 °C

nd

CLB

(−)

(+)

(−)

(−)

Lake Harry

water

46 °C

8.5

LHfil

nd

(−)

(−)

(−)

bore drain

46 °C

nd

LHMUD

(−)

(+)(A), (+)(B)

(−)

(+)

Total bacterial isolates