TABLE 2.

Specific oxygen consumption rates of strain DEE5151 induced after growth with diethyl ether or dibenzyl ether (0.1% [vol/vol])

Test chemical (1 mM)	Rate with growth substratea:
	Diethyl ether	Dibenzyl ether
Diethyl ether	73 ± 5.8	36 ± 7.1
Dibenzyl ether	33 ± 4.2	33 ± 6.7
Benzoic acid	NDb	29 ± 3.5
Benzyl alcohol	152 ± 10	63 ± 7.8

^aData are expressed as nanomoles of oxygen consumed per milliliter per minute per unit of optical density at 546 nm.

^bND, not detected.