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Table 1 Screening of Exiguobacterium sp. PMA for its ability to utilize various nitroaromatic compounds as the sole carbon and energy sources

From: Metabolism of 4-chloro-2-nitrophenol in a Gram-positive bacterium, Exiguobacterium sp. PMA

Name of Compound(s)

Utilization of compounds as carbon and energy sources by Exiguobacterium sp. PMA

 

Decolourization of minimal agar plates containing 0.3 mM test compound(s) as sole carbon and energy sources

Growth of strain PMA on minimal agar plates containing 0.3 mM test compound(s) as sole carbon and engery sources

4-Chloro-2-Nitrophenol (4C2NP)

Yes

Yes

4-Chloro-2-Aminophenol (4C2AP)

Yes

Yes

2-Chloro-4-Nitrophenol (2C4NP)

No

No

2-Nitrophenol (2NP)

Yes

Yes

4-Nitrophenol (4NP)

No

No

2-Methyl-4-Nitrophenol (2Me4NP)

No

No

3-Methyl-4-Nitrophenol (3Me4NP)

No

No

2-Aminophenol (2AP)

Yes

Yes