TABLE 1.
Hydrogenase activities of trophosome samples and cultivated bacteria
Species | Specimen conditions before harvest | Assay headspace gas | Activity (mmol of H2 min−1 mg of protein−1)a | nb |
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H. thermophilus MA2-6 | Batch culture with H2 | H2 | 0.39 | 1c |
Batch culture with H2 | Ar | 0.12 | 1 | |
Batch culture with H2 | H2 | 1.48 | 1 | |
Batch culture with H2 | Ar | 0.00 | 1 | |
R. pachyptila 1d | Freshly collected | H2 | −0.001 ± 0.002 | 3 |
R. pachyptila 2 | Freshly collected | H2 | −0.006 ± 0.007 | 2 |
R. pachyptila 3 | Freshly collected | H2 | 0.000 ± 0.003 | 2 |
R. pachyptila 4 | Aquaria with H2 | H2 | −0.006 ± 0.005 | 2 |
R. pachyptila 5 | Aquaria with H2 | H2 | −0.004 ± 0.003 | 2 |
R. pachyptila 6 | Aquaria with H2 | H2 | −0.001 ± 0.004 | 2 |
Values are means ± standard deviations.
n, number of times activity was measured for a particular culture or individual.
For the H. thermophilus MA2-6 samples, values measured in the presence of H2 gas were statistically different (P < 0.001) from those measured in the presence of Ar.
R. pachyptila 1 to 6 are six different individuals.