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. 2021 Nov 1;9:e12424. doi: 10.7717/peerj.12424

Table 1. Operating conditions of the reactors.

Medium NaCl Methanol NO3 Biofilm cultures
% w/v % v/v mM Reactors 1, 2 Reactor 3
Methylophaga 1403 0 0.3 21.4 ND NL23
Methylophaga 1403 0.5 0.1 7.14 Co-culture ND
Methylophaga 1403 0.5 0.2 14.3 Co-culture ND
Methylophaga 1403 0.5 0.3 21.4 Co-culture* NL23*
Methylophaga 1403 1.0 0.3 21.4 Co-culture NL23
Methylophaga 1403 2.0 0.3 21.4 Co-culture NL23*
Methylophaga 1403 2.75 0.3 21.4 Co-culture* NL23
IO + supplements 0.3 21.4 Co-culture NL23
IO without supplements 0.3 21.4 Co-culture* NL23

Notes.

Reactors were run with successive changes of medium following the order in the Table, with one exception: Reactor 1 was run with the Instant Ocean (IO) medium but without supplements first, and then supplements were reintroduced.

*

Supports taken for RNA extraction in reactors 2 and 3.

ND, not done.