FIG 3.

In vitro cultivation of P. stutzeri SLG510A3-8 and Dietzia sp. DQ12-45-1b on in silico-predicted key exchanged compounds. (a) Cell densities of P. stutzeri grown on hexadecanoic acid, α-ketoglutaric acid, R-3-hydroxybutyric acid, or no carbon source (control). (b) Time courses of Dietzia sp. DQ12-45-1b cell density (graph) and C₁₆ removal rates (histogram) in treatments 1, 2, and 3, in which the cultures were supplemented with C₁₆ alone, a mixture of C₁₆ and acetate, and a mixture of C₁₆ and glutamate, respectively. *, P < 0.05.