TABLE 3.
Anaerobic growth of strain JCM 7811 upon reduction of Fe3+ by S0a
| Medium | Mean cell density (107 cells/ml) ± SD
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Mean iron concn (mM) ± SD
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| Initial | Final | Initial
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Final
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| Total | Fe2+ | Total | Fe2+ | |||
| S0 + Fe3+ | - | - | 24.66 ± 0.33 | 1.22 ± 0.20 | 22.91 ± 0.57 | 0.37 ± 0.02 |
| S0 | 0.80 ± 0.10 | 0.06 ± 0.04 | - | - | - | - |
| S0 + Fe3+ | 0.84 ± 0.32 | 10.46 ± 2.81 | 23.79 ± 0.13 | 0.59 ± 0.07 | 23.45 ± 0.05 | 23.26 ± 0.17 |
a
Initial and final indicate the cultivation times before and after 17 days of incubation, respectively. The values are expressed as the average of three cultures.