| Species | Au removed (μmo/g dry wt. cells) |
| Acinetobacter cireus IAM12341 | 920 |
| A. nicotianae IAM12342 | 714 |
| Bacillus licheniformis IAM11054 | 1092 |
| B. megaterium IAM1166 | 823 |
| B. subtilis IAM1026 | 740 |
| B. subtilis IAM11060 | 1106 |
| B. subtilis IAM1633 | 1145 |
| Brevibacterium helovolum IAM1637 | 876 |
| Corynebacterium equi IAM1038 | 1186 |
| C. gutamicum IAM12435 | 1185 |
| Deinococcus proteolyticus IAM12141 | 1180 |
| Micrococcus luteus IAM1056 | 1136 |
| Nocardia erythropolis IAM1399 | 1340 |