Table 1.

Anaerobic growth of selected bacterial strains with 2-F-benzoate.

	Doubling time (h)
	2-F-benzoate	Benzoate
Thauera aromatica K172	6.4	2.2
Thauera chlorobenzoica 3CB-1∗	14	5.0
Azoarcus sp. CIB	16	5.4
Azoarcus evansii KB740∗	14	4.3
Aromatoleum aromaticum EbN1	6.3	3.8
Desulfobacterium anilini	130	56
Desulfococcus multivorans	9.0	8.1
Desulfotomaculum gibsoniae	144	112
Desulfosarcina cetonica	–	27
Geobacter metallireducens GS-15	–	6.2

^∗Strains were reported for anaerobic growth with 2-F-benzoate before (Schennen et al., 1985; Anders et al., 1995).