Methylobacterium populi VP2: Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium Isolated from a Highly Polluted Environment for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Biodegradation

Table 1

Carbon source utilisation in strain VP2, M.  populi BJ001^T [41], M.  thiocyanatum [42], and M.  rhodesianum [41].

Carbon source	Strain VP2	M.  populi BJ001^T	M.  thiocyanatum	M.  rhodesianum
Fructose	+	+	ND	+
Methane	+	+	ND	−
Methylamine	+	+	+	+
Ethanol	+	+	ND	+
Cyanate	−	−	+	ND
Thiocyanate	−	−	+	ND
Glucose	−	−	+	−
Citrate	−	−	+	−

+: growth; −: no growth; ND: not determined.