Table 1 Growth of bacterial strains on agar plates with 2 g/L depolymerized lignin in M9 medium
Organisms | 5 mL/min | 10 mL/min | No. of ‘+’ for each organism | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
190 °C | 220 °C | 240 °C | 190 °C | 220 °C | 240 °C | ||||||||
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
R. opacus | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 12 |
R. erythropolis | + | − | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | − | 6 |
P. fluorescens | − | + | − | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | 8 |
P. putida KT2440 | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | + | 3 |
P. putida EM42 | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | 5 |
Isolate B | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | + | − | − | 5 |
Isolate C | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | 6 |
Isolate 9.1 | + | − | − | − | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | 4 |
Isolate 19 | − | − | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | − | − | − | 4 |
No. of species showing growth on depolymerized lignin with different severities | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | Â | ||||||