TABLE 1.
Electron donor (concn, mM) | Growtha of:
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Paracoccus sp. strain B8B1 | Paracoccus sp. strain B8B2 | Acidovorax sp. strain G7A1 | Acidovorax sp. strain G8B1 | Herbaspirillum sp. strain G8A1 | |
Acetate (10) | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
Propionate (6) | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
Butyrate (4) | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
Isobutyrate (4) | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
2,2-Dimethylpropionate (5) | − | − | − | − | − |
Dimethylmalonate (5) | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | + |
Pyruvate (10) | + | + | + | + | ++ |
Succinate (6) | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
Methylsuccinate (5) | +++ | +++ | − | − | ++ |
Benzoate (2) | − | − | − | − | − |
l-Ascorbate (10) | − | − | − | − | − |
d-Gluconate (5) | +++ | +++ | − | − | − |
d-Glucose (5) | +++ | +++ | − | − | − |
d-Fructose (5) | +++ | +++ | − | − | − |
d-Galactose (5) | +++ | +++ | − | − | − |
d-Ribose (5) | + | + | − | − | − |
Inositol (5) | +++ | +++ | − | − | − |
Methanol (10) | − | − | − | − | − |
l-Glutamate (5) | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | + |
l-Arginine (5) | − | − | − | − | − |
l-Valine (5) | ++ | ++ | − | − | − |
l-Cysteine (5) | ++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | ++ |
l-Phenylalanine (5) | − | − | − | − | − |
l-Isoleucine (5) | +++ | +++ | + | ++ | + |
Bacterial growth was determined as the increase in OD at 660 nm, as follows: −, <0.030; +, >0.070; ++, >0.200, +++, >0.400.