Facilitation as Attenuating of Environmental Stress among Structured Microbial Populations

Figure 2

Growth curves of Serratia marcescens on polyurethane foam, as an individual culture () and in a consortium with Candida rugosa (), at phenol concentrations of (a) 62.5 mg L⁻¹ (b) 125 mg L⁻¹, (c) 250 mg L⁻¹, (d) 500 mg L⁻¹, and (e) 1000 mg L⁻¹.

(a) Serratia marcescens (62.5 mg L⁻¹)

(b) Serratia marcescens (125 mg L⁻¹)

(c) Serratia marcescens (250 mg L⁻¹)

(d) Serratia marcescens (500 mg L⁻¹)

(e) Serratia marcescens (1000 mg L⁻¹)