Research Article

Siderophore-Producing Bacteria from a Sand Dune Ecosystem and the Effect of Sodium Benzoate on Siderophore Production by a Potential Isolate

Table 3

Growth of isolates on MSM with sodium benzoate.

Sr. no.Culture numberGrowth on sodium benzoateMaximum sodium benzoate concentration at which the isolates exhibit growth

(1)TMR1.6.1
(2)TMR1.6.2
(3)TMR1.8
(4)TMR1.17
(5)TMR1.18
(6)NAMR1.6
(7)NAMR1.8
(8)TMR2.6
(9)TMR2.13+(2%)
(10)NAMR3.1
(11)NAMR3.2
(12)NAMR3.7
(13)NAMR3.8
(14)NAMR3.12
(15)NAMR3.13
(16)NAMR3.15
(17)NAMR4.8
(18)NAMR4.10
(19)TMNR1.4
(20)TMNR2.7.1+(0.1%)
(21)TMNR2.7.2
(22)TMNR2.7.3
(23)NAMNR2.1
(24)NAMNR2.2
(25)TMNR3.3
(26)NAMNR3.3+(0.1%)
(27)NAMNR3.5+(1%)
(28)TMNR4.1.1+(1%)
(29)TMNR4.1.2
(30)NAMNR4.4+(1%)

Key: +: growth, −: no growth.