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. 2011 Oct 4;2(5):e00214-11. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00214-11

TABLE 3 .

Nitrogenase activity and hydrogen production in the six Cyanothece strainsa

Strain Nitrogenase activity (C2H4 production [µmol/mg Chl ⋅ h])
Hydrogen production (µmol/mg Chl ⋅ h)
Aerobic Anaerobic Aerobic Anaerobic
Cyanothece ATCC 51142 148.03 ± 19.06 202.33 ± 23.41 132.04 ± 33.03 308.62 ± 42.01
Cyanothece PCC 7424 40.63 ± 9.53 160.53 ± 28.6 59.64 ± 17.32 201.77 ± 35.6
Cyanothece PCC 7425 0 40.35 ± 10.76 0 54.20 ± 12.04
Cyanothece PCC 7822 52.49 ± 11.07 112.32 ± 18.28 47.83 ± 9.8 133.6 ± 30.13
Cyanothece PCC 8801 101.22 ± 11.65 187.65 ± 43.12 51.64 ± 9.34 186.2 ± 40.23
Cyanothece PCC 8802 98.5 ± 18.12 192.12 ± 36.78 43.87 ± 6.24 176.17 ± 38.78
a

Chl, chlorophyll.