TABLE 2.

Physiological characterization of the strains^a

Strain	Yield (g/g glucose)				μmax(h−1)b	Final biomass (g/liter)
	Biomass	Glycerol	Ethanol	Acetate
NC	0.20 ± 0.02	0.05 ± 0.01	0.25 ± 0.02	0.033 ± 0.007	0.40 ± 0.01	6.5 ± 0.2
AAC	0.23 ± 0.02	0.15 ± 0.01	0.20 ± 0.01	0.034 ± 0.001	0.38 ± 0.01	6.7 ± 0.1
M715	0.18 ± 0.01	0.15 ± 0.01	0.25 ± 0.02	0.036 ± 0.001	0.31 ± 0.01	6.6 ± 0.1
M1052	0.17 ± 0.01	0.14 ± 0.01	0.28 ± 0.02	0.045 ± 0.005	0.24 ± 0.01	5.6 ± 0.1

^aYield data calculated here only consider the exponential phase and the total consumed substrate. The data represent results from biological triplicates.

^bSpecific growth rate.