TABLE 2.
Growth rates of alkylbenzene-degrading Pseudomonas strains on different substrates
| Strain | Growth rate (h−1) ona:
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|---|---|---|---|
| Toluene | Ethylbenzene | Isopropylbenzene | |
| P. putida 01G3 | 0.38 ± 0.03 | 0.44 ± 0.01 | 0.18 ± 0.03 |
| P. putida RE204 | 0.43 ± 0.02 | 0.49 ± 0.02 | 0.19 ± 0.01 |
| P. fluorescens IP01 | 0.50 ± 0.07 | 0.28 ± 0.03 | 0.32 ± 0.01 |
| Pseudomonas sp. strain JR1 | 0.36 ± 0.04 | 0.30 ± 0.05 | 0.26 ± 0.02 |
a
Kinetics were determined at 30°C in MMO medium (40 ml) supplemented with an aromatic compound (0.1%, vol/vol) in the gas phase. The results are means based on at least three distinct experiments.