TABLE 1.
Test of halogenated aromatic compounds and other chemicals as electron acceptors for strain SF3
| Electron acceptor | Growtha
|
Product(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acetate | Lactateb | ||
| 2-CP | + | + | Phenol |
| 2-BP | − | − | |
| 3-CP | − | − | |
| 4-CP | − | − | |
| 2,3-DCP | − | − | |
| 2,4-DCP | − | − | |
| 2,5-DCP | − | − | |
| 2,6-DCP | + | + | 2-CP, phenol |
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | − | − | |
| Fumarate | + | + | Succinate |
| Nitrate | − | + | Nitrite, acetate |
| Sulfate | − | + | Acetate |
| Sulfite | − | + | Acetate |
| Thiosulfate | − | + | Acetate |
a
A plus sign indicates growth assessed by measuring the consumption of the electron donor and acceptor and the appearance of culture turbidity. Data are from duplicate cultures.
b
The same results were obtained when pyruvate was used as the electron donor.