Table 1.
Screening of Exiguobacterium sp. PMA for its ability to utilize various nitroaromatic compounds as the sole carbon and energy sources
|
Name of Compound(s) |
Utilization of compounds as carbon and energy sources by Exiguobacterium sp. PMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| Decolourization of minimal agar plates containing 0.3 mM test compound(s) as sole carbon and energy sources | Growth of strain PMA on minimal agar plates containing 0.3 mM test compound(s) as sole carbon and engery sources | |
| 4-Chloro-2-Nitrophenol (4C2NP) |
Yes |
Yes |
| 4-Chloro-2-Aminophenol (4C2AP) |
Yes |
Yes |
| 2-Chloro-4-Nitrophenol (2C4NP) |
No |
No |
| 2-Nitrophenol (2NP) |
Yes |
Yes |
| 4-Nitrophenol (4NP) |
No |
No |
| 2-Methyl-4-Nitrophenol (2Me4NP) |
No |
No |
| 3-Methyl-4-Nitrophenol (3Me4NP) |
No |
No |
| 2-Aminophenol (2AP) | Yes | Yes |