Table 1.

MICs of Ag (I), Au (III) and Te (IV) for the indicated Exiguobacterium strains

	E. acetylicum MF03		E. aurantiacum MF06		E. profundum MF08
Metal(loid)	+ O2	- O2	+ O2	- O2	+ O2	- O2
Ag (I)	0.125 ± 0.06	0.125 ± 0.06	0.0625 ± 0.034	0.125 ± 0.06	0.125 ± 0.06	0.25 ± 0.13
Au (III)	0.25 ± 0.13	0.5 ± 0.27	0.125 ± 0.06	0.5 ± 0.27	0.25 ± 0.13	0.5 ± 0.27
Te (IV)	0.25 ± 0.13	2 ± 0.3	0.25 ± 0.13	1 ± 0.5	0.5 ± 0.27	4 ± 0.4

Concentrations are expressed in mM and the data represent the average of 6 independent trials