Table 3.

Pb removal rate (%) by living and non-living cells of A. pallidus MRP280 at various pH, 100 mg/L Pb, 55 °C, OD₆₀₀ 0.5 for 60 min.

Cell condition∗pH	Removal rate (%)
Living∗3	85.99 ± 1.81c
Living∗4	86.44 ± 0.57b,c
Living∗5	90.85 ± 0.80a
Living∗6	90.24 ± 0.63a
Living∗7	87.92 ± 0.82b
Non-living∗3	83.99 ± 0.72d
Non-living∗4	85.81 ± 0.84c
Non-living∗5	86.80 ± 0.46b,c
Non-living∗6	86.51 ± 0.40b,c
Non-living∗7	83.97 ± 0.54d

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