Table 6.

Pb removal rate (%) and uptake capacity (mg/g) by living and non-living cells of A. pallidus MRP280 at various cell densities, 100 mg/L Pb, pH 6, 55 °C, for 60 min.

Cell condition∗cell density (OD600)	Removal rate (%)	Uptake capacity (mg/g)
Living∗0.25	84.64 ± 2.27c	86.47 ± 1.32a
Living∗0.50	90.24 ± 0.63a	59.25 ± 0.95b
Living∗0.75	86.75 ± 0.47b	42.53 ± 0.62d
Living∗1.00	83.46 ± 0.88c	27.09 ± 0.79e
Non-living∗0.25	83.89 ± 1.06c	85.31 ± 1.37a
Non-living∗0.50	86.51 ± 0.40b	56.31 ± 1.18c
Non-living∗0.75	86.45 ± 0.54b	42.31 ± 0.63d
Non-living∗1.00	81.63 ± 0.22d	27.00 ± 0.28e

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