TABLE 2.
Substrate utilization by halobenzoate-degrading isolates under aerobic and denitrifying conditions
| Strain | Substrate utilization (aerobic/denitrifying conditions)a
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| Bz | 2OHBz | 3OHBz | 4OHBz | 2FBz | 3FBz | 4FBz | 2CBz | 3CBz | 4CBz | 2BBz | 3BBz | 4BBz | |
| 2FB1 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 2FB2 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 2FB3 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 2FB4 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 2FB5 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | −/+ | −/− | +/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 2FB6 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 2FB7 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | −/− | −/+ | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 2FB8 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/− | +/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 2FB9 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | −/+ | +/− | +/+ | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 2FB11 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/− | +/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 4FB1 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | −/+ | +/− | +/+ | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 4FB2 | +/+ | −/− | +/+ | +/+ | −/+ | −/− | +/+ | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 4FB3 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | −/− | −/− | +/+ | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 4FB4 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 4FB5 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/− | +/− | +/+ | −/− | −/+ | −/− | −/− | −/+ | −/− |
| 4FB6 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | −/− | −/+ | −/− | −/− | −/+ | −/− |
| 4FB7 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | −/− | +/− | −/+ | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 4FB10 | +/+ | −/− | +/+ | +/+ | −/+ | −/− | −/+ | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 4FB11 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | −/− | +/+ | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 3CB2 | +/+ | −/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | −/− | −/+ | −/− | −/+ | −/− | −/− | −/+ | −/− |
| 3CB3 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/− | −/+ | −/− | −/+ | −/− | −/− | −/+ | −/− |
| 3CB4 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/− | −/+ | −/− | −/+ | −/− | −/− | −/+ | −/− |
| 3CB5 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | −/− | −/+ | −/− | −/+ | −/− | −/− | −/+ | −/− |
| 3CB6 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | −/− | +/+ | −/− | −/+ | −/− | −/− | −/+ | −/− |
| 3CB7 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | −/− | +/+ | −/− | −/+ | −/− | −/− | −/+ | −/− |
| 3BB1 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | −/− | −/+ | −/− | −/+ | −/− | −/− | −/+ | −/− |
| 3BB2 | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | −/− | −/+ | −/− | −/+ | −/− | −/− | −/+ | −/− |
a
+, complete loss of substrate; −, less than 10% loss of substrate. Substrate loss was determined by HPLC after incubation for 14 days. Bz, benzoate; OHBz, hydroxybenzoate; FBz, fluorobenzoate; CBz, chlorobenzoate; BBz, bromobenzoate.