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. 1999 Dec;65(12):5234–5241. doi: 10.1128/aem.65.12.5234-5241.1999

TABLE 3.

Compounds used as electron acceptors by (per)chlorate-reducing isolates when acetate (10 mM) is the electron donor

Electron acceptor Concn (Per)chlorate-reducing isolates
NM CL MissR PS Iso1 Iso2 SDGM WD
Chlorate  10 mM +a + + + + + + +
Nitrate  5 mM + + + + + +
Sulfate  10 mM
Selenate  2 mM
Fumarate  25 mM
Malate  5 mM
Mn(IV)  2 mM
Fe(III)  10 mM
O2 101 kPa + + + + + + + +
AQDSb  5 mM
Fermentation
a

+, electron acceptor utilized; −, electron acceptor not utilized. 

b

AQDS, 2,6-anthraquinone disulfonate.