TABLE 2.
Temp and organism | Maximum specific growth rate (h−1) ± SEb |
|
---|---|---|
Minimal medium | Soil extract medium | |
37°C | ||
K-12 | 0.379 ± 0.029 B | 0.394 ± 0.029 B |
Isolate 3 | 0.528 ± 0.029 A | 0.524 ± 0.029 A |
Isolate 5 | 0.555 ± 0.029 A | 0.505 ± 0.029 A |
15°C | ||
K-12 | 0.061 ± 0.031 F | 0.036 ± 0.031 H |
Isolate 3 | 0.166 ± 0.031 D | 0.194 ± 0.031 C |
Isolate 5 | 0.140 ± 0.031 E | 0.148 ± 0.031 E |
10°C | ||
K-12 | 0.016 ± 0.017 I | 0.019 ± 0.017 I |
Isolate 3 | 0.063 ± 0.017 F | 0.061 ± 0.017 F |
Isolate 5 | 0.042 ± 0.017 GH | 0.044 ± 0.017 G |
Isolates 3 and 5 are environmental isolates; K-12 is a laboratory strain.
Capital letters next to growth rates represent Bonferroni groupings for within-temperature comparisons. Growth rates followed by the same letter are not significantly different.