TABLE 1.
Acetylene reduction by A. chroococcum CBD15 and A. chroococcum HKD15
| A. chroococcum strain | Ethylene produceda (nmol/mg protein/h) |
Inhibition by ammonium acetate (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N-free growth medium | Growth medium containing 0.11% ammonium acetate | ||
| CBD15 | 755 (75) | 227 (13) | 70 |
| HKD15 | 3,153 (67) | 2,682 (126) | 15 |
Average from 3 experiments; standard deviations in parentheses.