TABLE 3.
Strain | Apparent phenanthrene degradation rate in the presence of the indicated metabolite (min−1)a
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None | PYRdHD | PYRQ | |
P15 | 0.10 ± 0.032 | 0.005 ± 0.0005 | 0.10 ± 0.04 |
P16 | 0.14 ± 0.04 | 0.12 ± 0.03 | 0.13 ± 0.04 |
P21 | 0.23 ± 0.03 | 0.15 ± 0.03 | 0.16 ± 0.03 |
R1 | 0.14 ± 0.07 | 0.02 ± 0.02 | 0.01 ± 0.01 |
Best-fit first-order degradation coefficients and the associated 95% confidence interval.