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Table 1 Site, pH and temperature ranges, and water chemistry of studied geothermal settings, including collected sample type and studied data type

From: Genomic adaptations enabling Acidithiobacillus distribution across wide-ranging hot spring temperatures and pHs

Site

pH range

Temperature range (°C)

Water chemistry

Sample type

Data type

Tikitere

3.60–7.50

17.5–73.8

Acid-sulfate-bicarbonate

Sinter, sediment

WGS, 16S

Parariki Stream

1.00–2.14

33.4–77.0

Acid-sulfate-chloride

Sinter, sediment

WGS, 16S

Rotokawa

1.73–2.94

22.7–80.1

Acid-sulfate-chloride

Sinter, sediment

WGS, 16S

Te Kopia

2.14–2.22

43.6–92.9

Acid-sulfate

Sinter

WGS, 16S

Orange Spring

1.80–2.65

35.4–91.5

Acid-sulfate

Sinter

16S

Wai-O-Tapu

2.51–5.70

32.4–92.9

Acid-sulfate-chloride

Sediment

WGS, 16S

  1. WGS = Whole genome sequencing, 16S = 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing