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Table 1 MTBE degradation (%) by E. profundum P1M-2, B. megaterium P1M-11, Alishewanella sp. P2A-12, and P. mendocina P2M-8 in MSM supplemented with optimal concentration of the preferred nitrogen, and 1 % MTBE with starting pH 7 and shaken at 100 rpm for seven days at 30 °C

From: Tailoring the nitrogen sources of bacterial culture to enhance methyl tert-butyl ether degradation

Isolate

Nitrogen source % (w/v)

Degradation (%)

Exiguobacterium profundum P1M-2

Yeast (0.1)

92.05 ± 0.02

Bacillus megaterium P1M-11

Yeast (0.03)

99.98 ± 0.01

Alishewanella sp. P2A-12

Yeast (0.1)

94.33 ± 0.03

Pseudomonas mendocina P2M-8

Peptone (0.1)

93.07 ± 0.05