TABLE 3.

Fe⁰ corrosion by Prolixibacter sp. MIC1-1 in the presence of various carbon sources

Strain	Electron acceptor (10 mM)	Carbon source (10 mM)	Dissolved iron (μmol/20 ml)a
			Total	Fe2+	Fe3+
Prolixibacter sp. MIC-1	Nitrate	Acetate	156.7 ± 3.6	85.9 ± 2.0	70.7 ± 1.6
	Nitrate	Citrate	99.5 ± 0.3	ND	ND
	Nitrate	Lactate	235.3 ± 4.1	106.9 ± 1.9	128.5 ± 2.3
	Nitrate	Pyruvate	224.3 ± 0.1	92.9 ± 0.1	131.4 ± 0.1
	Nitrate	None	60.0 ± 1.4	ND	ND
	None	Lactate	27.8 ± 4.2	ND	ND
Aseptic control	Nitrate	Lactate	64.8 ± 9.5	49.6 ± 7.3	15.3 ± 2.2

^aND, not determined.