TABLE 3.
Growth of and PAA production by different bacteria on liquid manure plates with several carbon sources
| Strain | Glucosea
|
Sodium
gluconate
|
Sucrose
|
Beet
molasses
|
Whey
|
No carbon source
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth | PAA production | Growth | PAA production | Growth | PAA production | Growth | PAA production | Growth | PAA production | Growth | PAA production | |
| B. licheniformis ATCC 9945 | ++ | + | +++ | +++ | ++ | + | ++ | (+) | − | − | (+) | − |
| B. subtilis 1551 | ++ | + | +++ | +++ | ++ | + | + | − | (+) | − | (+) | − |
| B. subtilis b′5 | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| S. albulus 346 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| B. subtilis (natto) IFO3335 | + | (+) | + | (+) | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
a
The strains were cultivated for 72 h at 35°C on liquid manure plates containing a carbon source at a concentration of 0.5% (wt/vol). Growth and PAA production: +++ > ++ > + > (+). −, no growth or no PAA production.