Brock T D, Boylen K L
Appl Microbiol. 1973 Jan;25(1):72-6. doi: 10.1128/am.25.1.72-76.1973.
Thermophilic bacteria resembling Thermus aquaticus were isolated from hot water taken from domestic and commercial hot-water tanks. Cold water from the same locations never yielded thermophilic bacteria, suggesting that the bacteria were growing in the tanks. In contrast to the T. aquaticus isolates from hot springs, the present isolates were rarely pigmented. In general, the hotter sources more frequently yielded bacteria.
从家用和商用热水箱中获取的热水里分离出了类似嗜热水生栖热菌的嗜热细菌。来自相同地点的冷水从未培养出嗜热细菌，这表明这些细菌是在水箱中生长的。与从温泉中分离出的嗜热水生栖热菌不同，目前分离出的菌株很少有色素沉着。一般来说，水温越高的水源培养出细菌的频率越高。
