Table 5.

Generation time of R. palustris strains with crtC, crtD, or crtF deletion under salt stress.

	Generation time (h)
Salt concentration	CGA009	CGA009-∆crtC	CGA009-∆crtD	CGA009-∆crtF
2.0%	48.09 ± 0.17	174.8 ± 0.22	38.05 ± 0.26	85.76 ± 0.13
2.5%	148.9 ± 0.21	626.6 ± 0.11	91.46 ± 0.23	463.3 ± 0.24

Symbol ± indicated the standard value.