Table 2.
Phenol tolerance, EPS production, Cell surface hydrophobicity, DPPH free radical scavenging activity and Depletion of sodium nitrite by the isolates (means ± SD).
| Isolates | Phenol Tolerance (log CFU/mL) |
EPS Production (mg/L) |
Cell Surface Hydrophobicity (%) |
DPPH Free Radical Scavenging Activity (%) |
Depletion of Sodium Nitrite (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 h | 24 h | |||||
| B-2 | 8.65 ± 0.14 | 8.32 ± 0.14 | 91 ± 2.41 | 56.89 ± 1.59 | 80.29 ± 3.12 | 65 ±0.08 |
| B-5 | 8.32 ± 0.43 | 8.21 ± 0.23 | 112 ± 2.53 | 74.21 ± 3.12 | 84.44 ± 2.93 | 76 ± 0.14 |
| B-11 | 8.54 ± 0.56 | 8.45 ± 0.41 | 123 ± 3.92 | 78.89 ± 2.43 | 87.72 ± 3.01 | 84 ± 0.13 |
| B-14 | 8.92 ± 0.80 | 8.12 ± 0.17 | 80 ± 2.02 | 45.21 ± 0.91 | 41.38 ± 0.42 | 54 ± 0.19 |
| B-19 | 8.46 ± 0.21 | 7.94 ± 0.21 | 56 ± 1.34 | 67.93 ± 1.25 | 70.23 ± 1.40 | 74 ± 0.13 |
| B-21 | 8.53 ± 0.11 | 8.39 ± 0.19 | 102 ± 2.10 | 49.34 ± 2.51 | 79.74 ± 2.52 | 50 ± 0.09 |
| B-28 | 7.91 ± 0.14 | 7.59 ± 0.10 | 61 ± 3.21 | 71.99 ± 2.13 | 81.19 ± 2.16 | 79 ± 0.31 |
| B-33 | 8.12 ± 0.10 | 7.98 ± 0.34 | 75 ± 2.37 | 60.77 ± 1.76 | 80.72 ± 2.34 | 69 ± 0.56 |