Table 1.

Pb removal rate (%) by living and non-living cells of A. pallidus MRP280 at various temperatures, 100 mg/L Pb, pH 6, OD₆₀₀ 0.5 for 60 min contact time with Pb.

Cell condition∗temperature (°C)	Removal rate (%)
Living∗45	87.81 ± 0.36b
Living∗55	90.24 ± 0.63a
Living∗65	87.01 ± 0.95b,c
Non-living∗45	85.09 ± 2.22c
Non-living∗55	86.51 ± 0.40b,c
Non-living∗65	79.45 ± 1.80d

Means sharing the same superscripted letters at each column are statistically non-significant at p < 0.05.