TABLE 1.

Growth on aromatic compounds by Roseobacter group isolates

Isolate	Growtha of isolate on:
	Anthranilate	Benzoate	POB	Salicylate	Vanillate	Ferulate	Protocatechuate	Coumarate
S. stellata E-37	±	−	+	−	−	+	+	+
Y3F	+	−	+	−	−	−	+	−
GAI-16	+	±	+	−	−	−	−	±
Sulfitobacter sp. strain EE-36	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
S25com04	±	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
IC4	±	+	+	+	+	+	+	+

^aGrowth was determined on MBM plates containing 4 mM growth substrate and 0.1% vitamins. +, growth within 4 days; ±, growth within 14 days; −, no growth within 14 days.