TABLE 3.
Conversion of arginine (initial concentration of 17 mM) into citrulline and ornithine as well as growth in MSM-A by Staphylococcus haemolyticus G110 under different aeration conditions
| Condition | Conversion parameter | Concn (mean ± SD) or growth by indicated time (h)a |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 12 | 24 | 48 | 120 | ||
| Aerobic | Arg (mM) | 18 ± 2 | 19 ± 1 | 18 ± 1 | 11 ± 0 | 3 ± 1 |
| Orn (mM) | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| Cit (mM) | ND | ND | 4 ± 1 | 7 ± 0 | 15 ± 1 | |
| Log (CFU ml−1) | 5.6 ± 0.2 | 8.1 ± 0.1 | 9.1 ± 0.1 | 7.4 ± 0.1 | 5.5 ± 0.1 | |
| Microaerobic | Arg (mM) | 18 ± 2 | 19 ± 2 | 17 ± 1 | 17 ± 2 | 8 ± 2 |
| Orn (mM) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 3 ± 2 | |
| Cit (mM) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 2 ± 1 | |
| Log (CFU ml−1) | 6.2 ± 0.1 | 6.1 ± 0.1 | 7.3 ± 0.1 | 7.2 ± 0.1 | 5.5 ± 0.1 | |
a
ND, not determined.