Table 2.
Growth performance (optical density) of the PAH- degraders on the different PAHs
| Isolate code | Optical density (OD 600 nm) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Naphthalene | Phenanthrene | Chrysene | |
| AFS-1 | 0.133 | 0.080 | 0.432 |
| AFS-2 | 0.296a | 0.055 | 0.321 |
| AFS-3 | 0.114 | 0.098a | 0.155 |
| AFS-4 | 0.068 | 0.036 | 0.221 |
| AFS-5 | 0.082 | 0.052 | 0.445a |
| AFS-6 | 0.134 | 0.022 | 0.162 |
| AFS-7 | 0.084 | 0.058 | 0.199 |
| AFS-8 | 0.068 | 0.039 | 0.212 |
| AFS-9 | 0.042 | 0.043 | 0.208 |
| AFS-10 | 0.089 | 0.041 | 0.186 |
| AFS-11 | 0.098 | 0.048 | |
| AFS-12 | 0.02 | 0.065 | |
| AFS-13 | 0.026 | 0.026 | |
| AFS-14 | 0.110 | 0.064 | |
| AFS-15 | 0.042 | ||
| AFS-16 | 0.024 | ||
| AFS-17 | 0.028 | ||
| AFS-18 | 0.033 | ||
aIsolates with strong degradability