Table 1. Growth results of strain Manara in EMJH and Fletcher media diluted with seawater.

	EMJH Medium					Fletcher Medium
day	1%	3%	5%	7%	10%	1%	3%	5%	7%	10%
1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-
3	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-
4	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+
5	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+
6	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+
7	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+
8	+	-	-	-	-	+*	+*	+*	+*	+*
9	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+
10	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+
11	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+
12	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+

Growth results of strain Manara in EMJH and Fletcher media diluted with seawater at percentages 1%, 3%, 5%, 7% and 10% (v/v). + and–correspond to detection and no detection of growth, respectively; Subcultures (marked with an asterisk) under the same conditions were started at day 8.