TABLE 1
FROM:
Biphenyl-utilizing bacteria and their functional genes in a pine root zone contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
Mary Beth Leigh, Vivian H Pellizari, Ond
ej Uhlík, Robin Sutka, Jorge Rodrigues, Nathaniel E Ostrom, Jizhong Zhou and James M Tiedje
Table 1. Mineralization of 13C-BP as determined by 13CO2 evolution
| SIP incubation time (days) | 13 CO2 excess in headspace (nmol) |
13
C-BP mineralized ( g)
a
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56 | 0.9–1.2 |
| 4 | 1636 | 26–35 |
| 14 | 3694 | 59–79 |
Abbreviation: BP, biphenyl.
a Calculated as a range assuming 60–80% of BP utilized is mineralized to CO2 (Bailey et al., 1983).
