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. 2017 Feb 8;57(2):195–200. doi: 10.1007/s12088-017-0642-8

Table 1.

Production of organic acids by Viridibacillus arenosi strain IHB B 7171 during TCP, Al–P and Fe–P solubilization under different stress parameters

Parameter Organic acids production (µg/ml)
TCP Al–P Fe–P
Final pH GA LA OA SA GA OA GA OA
pH 5 3.9 217.8 629.3 117.8 434.3 16.2 125.3 24.8 14.8
6 4.1 1022.1 952.4 122.1 46.4 22.4 806.5 24.7 24.7
7 3.9 1125.2 722.1 125.2 172.1 55.7 822.1 34.4 24.2
PEG 6000 (%) 10 4.2 16.2 345.3 342.4 ND 16.8 111.3 ND ND
NaCl (%) 2.5 4.1 211.9 132.3 56.6 ND ND ND ND ND
CaCl2 (mM) 2.5 4.0 121.9 154.3 111.3 ND ND ND ND ND
AlCl3 (mM) 2.5 3.8 168.8 111.7 14.9 ND ND ND ND ND
FeCl3 (mM) 2.5 3.9 145.9 15.4 29.4 ND ND ND ND ND

Values are the mean of three replicates and significantly different from the control at p < 0.05

ND not detected, TCP tricalcium phosphate, Al–P aluminium phosphate, Fe–P iron phosphate. OA oxalic acid, GA gluconic acid, SA succinic acid, LA lactic acid