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. 2002 Mar;184(6):1733–1742. doi: 10.1128/JB.184.6.1733-1742.2002

TABLE 2.

Growth rates of P. fluorescens CHA0 and KOB2Δ1 on n-alkanes ranging from C12 to C20

Strain Growth rate (h−1) ona:
C12 C14 C16 C18 C20 in DOPh
CHA0 0.019 0.019 0.053 0.049 0.031
KOB2Δ1 b 0.015 0.028
a

C12, dodecane; C14, tetradecane; C16, hexadecane; C18, octadecane; C20 in DOPh, eicosane added as a 10% solution in dioctylphthalate (DOPh).

b

—, no growth.