Table 2.
Ionic composition (mg/L) of different solid and liquid media used in this study. The liquid medium used in the experiment was SM2 medium which was inoculated with strain M3 (Bacillus marisflavi) or strain S3 (Virgibacillus pantothenticus).
| Compounds | Solid medium | Liquid medium | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | SM1 | SM2 | SM3 | SM4 | SM5 | SM6 | M3 | S3 | |
| Ca+2 | 1040 | 770 | 770 | 770 | 770 | 770 | 770 | 556 | 535 |
| Mg+2 | 890 | 2340 | 2340 | 2340 | 2340 | 2340 | 2340 | 213 | 103 |
| Na+ | 756 | 11800 | 11800 | 11800 | 11800 | 11800 | 11800 | 11800 | 11800 |
| K+ | 260 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 |
| SO4 −2 | 1910 | 3166 | 3166 | 3166 | 3166 | 3166 | 3166 | 3166 | 3166 |
| Cl− | 1504 | 21100 | 21100 | 21100 | 21100 | 21100 | 21100 | 21100 | 21100 |
| TC | 6484 | 6484 | 4863 | 2386 | 2003 | 2920 | 3333 | 1828 | 1678 |
| NH4 + | 1728 | 1728 | 1296 | 651 | 434 | 642 | 642 | 487 | 447 |
| P | 150 | 150 | 112 | 90 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 39 |
| pH | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
TC: total carbon.