TABLE 2.
Percent chloride recovered following growth of strain MF1 on VC
| Bottle | Mass of Cl− (mmol/bottle)
|
VC consumed (mmol/bottle) | Cl− recovered (%)a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | Final | |||
| 1 | 0.1028 | 1.6030 | 1.5528 | 96.6 |
| 2 | 0.0843 | 1.2994 | 1.2280 | 98.9 |
| 3 | 0.0969 | 1.5644 | 1.5363 | 95.5 |
| Avg ± SD | 97. ± 1.8 | |||
(Final Cl− mass − initial Cl− mass)/(VC consumed) · 100. The average percentage of Cl− consumed ± the standard deviation was 97.0 ± 1.8.