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. 2023 Jan 11;89(1):e01951-22. doi: 10.1128/aem.01951-22

TABLE 1.

Final dechlorination products of Aroclor 1260 in TG4 and CG4 after 50 days of incubation

Parent Final product(s)a Change in mol% after 50 db
TG4 CG4
PCB 101 PCB 52 1.80 ± 0.09 1.34 ± 0.02
PCB 90/101 PCB 49 6.07 ± 0.07* 2.07 ± 0.24*
PCB 99 PCB 47 11.76 ± 0.13* 1.39 ± 0.03*
PCB 110 PCB 64 6.83 ± 0.42* 1.52 ± 0.06*
PCB 135/ 151 PCB 95 5.55 ± 0.13* 2.36 ± 0.14*
PCB 138/153 PCB 99 6.77 ± 0.47* 3.62 ± 0.17*
PCB146/130/149/141 PCB 90/91/101 12.60 ± 0.12* 2.99 ± 0.06*
PCB 156/163 PCB 110/118 4.24 ± 0.03* 0.86 ± 0.11*
PCB 178/185/187 PCB 151 –2.27 ± 0.13* −1.45 ± 0.07*
PCB 174/175/178 PCB 135 −1.51 ± 0.10 –1.32 ± 0.05
PCB 183/174 PCB 149 –4.49 ± 0.13* –3.78 ± 0.15*
PCB 187/172 PCB 146 –5.07 ± 0.00* –3.95 ± 0.05*
PCB 180 PCB 153 –1.94 ± 0.01 –1.80 ± 0.02
PCB 141 PCB 141 –1.29 ± 0.08 –1.01 ± 0.01
PCB 170 PCB 130 –5.89 ± 0.18* –3.34 ± 0.23*
PCB 170 PCB 138 –0.80 ± 0.03* –1.17 ± 0.05*
PCB 198/199 PCB 178 –5.86 ± 0.04* –3.44 ± 0.33*
PCB 199 PCB 187 –3.69 ± 0.19 –3.63 ± 0.11
PCB 183/185 PCB 183/185 –1.38 ± 0.03* –0.95 ± 0.06*
PCB 199 PCB 174 –3.34 ± 0.02* −2.61 ± 0.11*
PCB 175 PCB 175 −2.99 ± 0.10 –2.39 ± 0.01
PCB 194 PCB 172 –0.95 ± 0.08* 0.00 ± 0.00*
PCB 194 PCB 180 –10.93 ± 0.19* –6.54 ± 0.15*
PCB 156 PCB 156 –1.00 ± 0.03 –0.74 ± 0.05
PCB 193 PCB 193 –6.69 ± 0.19* –5.37 ± 0.15*
PCB 170 PCB 170 –4.22 ± 0.07* –2.79 ± 0.08*
PCB 198 PCB 198 –5.30 ± 0.02* −3.75 ± 0.15*
PCB 206 PCB 199 –2.56 ± 0.04* –3.23 ± 0.03*
PCB 194 PCB 194 –0.16 ± 0.02 –0.70 ± 0.01
PCB 206 PCB 206 −1.46 ± 0.06 −1.26 ± 0.06
a

The products were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) based on the standards of Aroclor 1260 and Aroclor 1242.

b

An asterisk indicates a statistically significant difference between TG4 and CG4 (P < 0.05).