TABLE 2.
Growth of strains CVO and FWKO B on organic or inorganic carbon sources in the presence of various electron donors and acceptors
| Strain/donor/acceptor | Growth on carbon sourcea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| CO2-acetate | CO2 | Acetate | |
| CVO/HS−/NO3− | + | + | ± |
| CVO/S0/NO3− | + | ND | ND |
| FWKO B/HS−/NO3− | + | + | − |
| FWKO B/H2/S0 | + | + | ND |
a
ND, not determined; +, growth; −, no growth; ±, as much as 0.4 mM bicarbonate was transferred with the inoculum (2%) such that at least some of the growth yield (107 cells/ml) might have been due to assimilated HCO3−.