title: Maximum temperature limits for acidophilic, mesophilic bacteria in biological leaching systems.
abstract: The maximum temperature for growth (T(max)) was determined for pure and mixed cultures of acidophilic thiobacilli. The experimental system was based on incubating the cultures in liquid media exposed to a linear temperature gradient. The T(max) values varied within the range of 36.1 to 43.6 degrees C.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Niemelä
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sivelä
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Luoma
authors.forename: O H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Tuovinen