TABLE 1.
Bacterial strains used in this study
| Genus or species | Strain | gv. | Origin | Geographical locations | Yr isolated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. stutzeri | CCUG 11256T | 1 | Clinical | Copenhagen | Before 1966 |
| ATCC 27951 | 1 | Yogurt | Algeria | 1960 | |
| SD55473 | 1 | Clinical | Majorca, Spain | Before 1985 | |
| A95/69 | 1 | Clinical | United Kingdom | Between 1965 and 1984 | |
| B1SMN1 | 1 | Wastewater | Menorca, Spain | 1988 | |
| S1MN1 | 1 | Wastewater | Menorca, Spain | 1988 | |
| ZoBell | 2 | Marine | Pacific | Before 1944 | |
| ATCC 17591 | 2 | Clinical | Copenhagen, | 1956 | |
| A60/72 | 2 | Clinical | United Kingdom | Between 1965 and 1984 | |
| AER 5.1 | 3 | Aircraft oil-contaminated soil | Mallorca, Spain | 1995 | |
| AN10 | 3 | Marine | Barcelona, Spain | 1982 | |
| AN11 | 3 | Marine | Barcelona, Spain | 1982 | |
| LSMN2 | 3 | Marine | Barcelona, Spain | 1988 | |
| ST27MN2 | 3 | Marine | Barcelona, Spain | 1988 | |
| 19SMN4 | 4 | Marine | Barcelona, Spain | 1988 | |
| ST27MN3 | 4 | Marine | Barcelona, Spain | 1988 | |
| DNSP21 | 5 | Wastewater | Majorca, Spain | 1988 | |
| JD4 | 5 | Garden soil | Majorca, Spain | 1995 | |
| DSM 50238 | 7 | Soil | California | Before 1966 | |
| AER 2.7 | 7 | Aircraft oil-contaminated soil | Majorca, Spain | 1995 | |
| JM300 | 8 | Soil | California | Before 1982 | |
| KC | 9 | Aquifer | California | 1990 | |
| CLN100 | 10 | Chemical production plant | Germany | 1990 | |
| Pseudomonas | PTDA | Putidoil | Siberia | Before 1990 | |
| PTDB | Putidoil | Siberia | Before 1990 | ||
| PTDE | Putidoil | Siberia | Before 1990 | ||
| P. balearica | DSM 6083T | Wastewater | Mallorca, Spain | 1988 | |
| LS401 | Marine | Barcelona, Spain | 1988 | ||
| P. mendocina | ATCC 25411T | Soil | Argentina | Before 1970 | |
| P. aeruginosa | CCM 1960T |