TABLE 1.
Carbon mass balance after growth of Cladophialophora sp. strain T1 on single compounds and binary combinationsa
| Substrate(s) | Depletion of second substrate
|
C-CO2 (μmol) | C-biomass (μmol) | % C recoveryc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Patternb | ||||
| Ethylbenzene (197 μmol) | 132 ± 03 | 42 ± 04 | 88 ± 03 | ||
| Toluene (196 μmol) | 131 ± 07 | 41 ± 04 | 89 ± 04 | ||
| Toluene (196 μmol) + benzene (68 μmol) | <5d | 135 ± 10 | 38 ± 05 | 88 ± 08 | |
| Toluene (190 μmol) + ethylbenzene (66 μmol) | 100 ± 00 | S | 160 ± 23 | 64 ± 04 | 86 ± 07 |
| Toluene (196 μmol) + o-xylene (67 μmol) | 100 ± 00 | S | 134 ± 15 | 45 ± 02 | 68 ± 07 |
| Toluene (196 μmol) + m-xylene (65 μmol) | 100 ± 00 | S | 138 ± 02 | 45 ± 06 | 70 ± 02 |
| Toluene (196 μmol) + p-xylene (65 μmol) | 58 ± 12 | D | 163 ± 12 | 58 ± 07 | 93 ± 04 |
a
The values are averages ± standard deviations based on three different experiments.
b
S, simultaneous; D, diauxie.
c
Percentage of carbon recovered as CO2 and biomass.
d
Considered not degraded.