Table 1. Growth parameters of D. vulgaris H strains, maximal optical density at 600 nm (OD600) and doubling time (Td).
| Strain | Pyr 60 | LS4 30/30 | LS3 15/10 | LS3 30/20 | ||||
| Td (h) | Max. OD600 | Td (h) | Max. OD600 | Td (h) | Max. OD600 | Td (h) | Max. OD600 | |
| WT | 31.1 ± 0.8 | 0.147 ± 0.005 | 5.0 ± 0.3 | 0.82 ± 0.02 | 2.8 ± 0.2 | 0.81 ± 0.02 | 2.9 ± 0.1 | 1.26 ± 0.02 |
| ΔdsrD | 27.6 ± 3.1 | 0.155 ± 0.017 | 10.0 ± 0.5 | 0.80 ± 0.02 | 30.3 ± 1.4 | 0.36 ± 0.01 | 24.6 ± 5.5 | 0.56 ± 0.02 |
| ΔdsrD + pMO-dsrD | 30.9 ± 3.5 | 0.133 ± 0.015 | 8.6 ± 0.4 | 0.76 ± 0.01 | 5.4 ± 0.7 | 0.58 ± 0.01 | 4.2 ± 0.3 | 0.99 ± 0.02 |
Data are mean ± SD (n = 3 independent experiments).