Thermus aquaticus gen. n. and sp. n., a Nonsporulating Extreme Thermophile Author Brock, Thomas D. Author Freeze, Hudson text Journal of Bacteriology 1969 1969-08-31 98 1 289 297 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.98.1.289-297.1969 journal article 7161 10.1128/jb.98.1.289-297.1969 e10ab63b-6038-41a2-b575-2fe9531cb9ec PMC249935 5781580 5585059

TABLE 2. Isolation of Thermus from habitats not associated with thermal springs

Inoculumsourcea TODO	Result	Straindesignation
Cold tap water, Jordan Hall, I.U.b TODO	Thermus, 2-day incubation	TODO Y-VII-56(2C)
Hot tap water, Jordan Hall, I.U. TODO	Thermus, 1-day incubation	TODO Y-VII-56-14C
		Y-VII-56-3A
Duckweedpond,I.U.greenhouse TODO	Spore-former
Soil in cactus room, I.U. greenhouse TODO	Spore-former
Cold tap water dripping over ferns, I.U. TODO	No growth
greenhouse
Soil in tropical room, I.U. greenhouse TODO	Thermus and spore-former
Black soil in tropical room containing blue-
green algal mat, I.U. greenhouse TODO	No growth
Spring water receiving thermal pollution, rear
ofJordan Hall, Indiana Univ. TODO	Thermus and spore-former
Scrapings from human skin TODO	No growth
Humansaliva Spore-former
Scrapings from human teeth and gums TODO	No growth
Cold spring south of Bloomington, Ind. TODO	No growth
MonroeReservoir,Ind. TODO	Nogrowth	TODO