. 2017 Apr 11;7(1):27. doi: 10.1007/s13205-017-0602-3

Table 2.

Siderophore, ACCd enzyme, HCN producing ability and inhibitory effect of fluorescent Pseudomonas isolates against R solani and S. rolfsii

	Treatment	Siderophore		ACC (α ketobutyrate/mg protein/h)	HCN	Confrontation assay (% inhibition)
	Treatment	% Siderophore units	HQ Test	ACC (α ketobutyrate/mg protein/h)	HCN	R. solani	S. rolfsii
1	P5	33.54^bcdefg ± 10.21	–	1.48 ± 0.23	–	38.90^abc ± 11.10	19.45^ef ± 2.75
2	P6	45.1^abcde ± 1.77	***	2.9 ± 0.15	–	51.10^ab ± 1.10	35.55^abcde ± 6.65
3	P11	28.67^cdefgh ± 11.97	–	13.11 ± 1.29	–	34.45^abc ± 12.75	27.25^bcdef ± 9.45
4	P67	9.48^gh ± 6.15	–	10.51 ± 0.06	–	37.25^abc ± 9.45	27.80^bcdef ± 0.05
5	P72	17.40^fgh ± 10.74	–	4.42 ± 0.07	–	42.20^abc ± 3.30	26.10^cdef ± 6.60
6	P76	54.79^ab ± 1.46	*	16.24 ± 0.05	+++	49.45^ab ± 7.25	49.40^a ± 5.00
7	P85	51.15^abcd ± 14.48	***	nd	–	40.00^abc ± 6.70	43.35^abc ± 4.45
8	P99	15.93^gh ± 5.93	–	19.75 ± 0.21	–	29.45^bcd ± 7.25	33.85^abcde ± 8.35
9	P124	11.98^gh ± 3.65	*	20.37 ± 0.25	+++	43.85^abc ± 11.65	35.00^abcde ± 7.20
10	P126	46.77^abcde ± 0.10	–	31.05 ± 0.046	–	36.10^abc ± 8.30	17.21^ef ± 15.0
11	P129	49.9^abcd ± 3.23	*	23.94 ± 0.32	–	42.20^abc ± 2.20	8.33^f ± 2.78
12	P141	56.46^ab ± 0.21	*	40.87 ± 0.08	–	40.00^abc ± 6.70	23.30^cdef ± 7.80
13	P143	45^abcde ± 5.00	*	16.27 ± 0.14	–	42.75^abc ± 1.65	27.80^bcdef ± 11.10
14	P151	45^abcde ± 5.00	*	28.64 ± 0.26	–	50.00^ab ± 0.05	21.65^def ± 10.55
15	P161	12.71^gh ± 6.05	–	25.61 ± 0.05	–	22.20^cd ± 0.05	10.00^f ± 1.10
16	P167	7.92^h ± 4.49	–	nd	–	35.00^abc ± 5.00	41.65^abcd ± 2.75
17	P176	61.36^a ± 1.98	*	25.89 ± 0.21	–	52.75^ab ± 8.35	32.20^abcde ± 7.70
18	P179	21.56^efgh ± 12.81	–	21.61 ± 0.27	+++	4.44^d ± 2.22	10.01^f ± 7.79
19	P201	52.82^abc ± 12.82	*	25.02 ± 0.37	–	55.00^a ± 5.00	25.00^cdef ± 7.20
20	P205	17.39^fgh ± 10.73	–	28.56 ± 0.02	–	4.44^d ± 2.22	22.20^def ± 0.05
21	P216	41.98^abcdef ± 1.35	**	nd	–	44.45^abc ± 5.55	47.20^ab ± 8.30
22	P233	62.92^a ± 0.42	***	26.75 ± 0.05	–	45.55^abc ± 12.55	32.80^abcde ± 6.10
23	P247	33.34^bcdefg ± 16.67	**	32.61 ± 1.22	–	41.65^abc ± 8.35	22.80^def ± 5.00
24	P248	26.875^defgh ± 16.88	**	23.55 ± 0.272	–	36.65^abc ± 25.55	47.20^ab ± 2.80
	Max.	62.915^a ± 0.42				55.00^a ± 5.00	49.40^a ± 5.00
	Min.	9.48^gh ± 6.15				4.44^d ± 2.22	8.33^f ± 2.78
	CD (0.01%)	34.198				–	27.70
	CD (0.05%)	25.230				25.39	20.45
	CV	4.247				32.08	34.60
	Fcal					2.17	2.03

Values are average of three replications; values after ± represents standard error; CV, coefficient of variance; CD, critical difference; Values are significant at 1 and 5% levels; As per Duncan’s grouping means with the same letter are not significantly different; HQ hydroxyquinoline test; *** Luxuriant/high growth; ** medium growth; * low growth; –, no growth; nd, not determined