Cell concentration of strain CBDB1 after cultivation in the standard defined medium lacking specific cofactors. Bars show mean values of five parallel cultures, and standard deviations are indicated. The treatments depicted in the figures are as follows: V0, negative control without cofactors; V7, positive control containing the seven vitamins cyanocobalamin (B12), biotin (BIO), thiamine (THI), p-aminobenzoate (PABA), pantothenate (PAN), nicotinate (NIC) and pyridoxine hydrochloride (PDX); V6, V7 without B12. The symbol minus or plus preceding a vitamin abbreviation indicates that a specific cofactor was omitted or added, respectively. DCC, dicyanocobinamide; Co(2+), cobalt(II)chloride; DMB, dimethylbenzimidazole. (a) Vitamin requirements for pyridoxal-5-phosphate, nicotinate, pantothenate and cyanocobalamin; (b) vitamin requirements for thiamine and biotin; (c) cobalamin precursors; (d) effect of biotin removal with avidin.