Table 1.

Effect of ethanol concentration on the growth of each E. coli strain

Ethanol concentration (%)	Specific growth rate (h-1)
	Wild type	Strain P	Strain A	Strain F
0	0.357 ± 0.006	0.584 ± 0.005	0.385 ± 0.008	0.510 ± 0.015
5	0.130 ± 0.005	0.168 ± 0.003	0.350 ± 0.008	0.288 ± 0.007
6	0.023 ± 0.009	0.058 ± 0.004	0.187 ± 0.006	0.177 ± 0.005
6.5	No growth	No growth	0.045 ± 0.006	0.009 ± 0.009
7	No growth	No growth	No growth	No growth