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. 2021 Aug 16;20:158. doi: 10.1186/s12934-021-01653-9

Table 2.

Comparison of conversion rates and yields of 4-AD, ADD and 9OH-AD from phytosterol by a variety of Mycobacterium strains

Strain Phytosterol concentration
(g/L)
Yield Conversion rate References
4-AD (g/L) ADD (g/L) 9OH-AD (g/L)
4-AD-producing strains
 Mycobacterium sp. ATCC 25795 15 6.85 5.57  N/A 45.67% (4-AD); 37.13% (ADD) [64]
 Mycobacterium sp. B-3683 5 2.35  N/A N/A 47% [65]
 Mycobacterium sp. B-3805 20 7.4  N/A N/A 37% [51]
 Mycobacterium smegmatis MC2 155 10 8.8-9.0 1.0-1.1  N/A N/A [26]
 Mycobacterium sp. HGMS2 10 5.62 1.30 0.30 47.2% This work
 Mycobacterium sp. HGMS2 80 31.4 6.26 0.88 40.6% This work
 Mycobacterium sp. HGMS2Δkstd211 + ΔkshB122 10 6.22 NO NO 51.6% This work
 Mycobacterium sp. HGMS2Δkstd211 + ΔkshB122 80 38.3 NO NO 48.7% This work
ADD-producing strains
 Mycobacterium neoaurum NwIB-04 15 0.096 4.94  N/A 32.93% [32]
 Mycobacterium neoaurum NwIB-01 0.4  N/A 0.174  N/A 43.5% [31]
 Mycobacterium sp. HGMS2kstd2 + Δkstd211+ΔkshB122 10 NO 4.12 NO 44.2% This work
 Mycobacterium sp. HGMS2kstd2 + Δkstd211+ΔkshB122 80 NO 34.2 NO 42.5% This work
9OH-AD-producing strains
 Mycobacterium sp. MS136 13 N/A N/A 6.0 40% [21]
 Mycobacterium neoaurum 25795 mutant 20 N/A N/A 10.27 51.2% [63]
 Mycobacterium neoaurum ATCC 25795 mutant 15 N/A N/A 6.20 41.33% [30]
 Mycobacterium sp. HGMS2kshA51 + Δkstd211+ΔkshA226 10 NO NO 4.2 44.2% This work
 Mycobacterium sp. HGMS2kshA51 + Δkstd211+ΔkshA226 80 NO NO 37.2 40.3% This work

N/A data not available, SD significant detectable, NO not observable