Molecular phylogenetic analysis of bacterial community and characterization of Cr(VI) reducers from the sediments of Tantloi hot spring, India

Table 2 Growth of and Cr(VI) reduction by chromium-resistant isolates at starting cell density O.D. ₆₀₀ ca.0.1 after 36 hours incubation

Isolate no.	A₆₀₀	Residual Cr(VI)^a(mM)	% Cr(VI) reduced	Cr(VI) transformed per A₆₀₀of growth
TSB-1	0.56	0	100	1.79
TSB-2	0.65	0	100	1.54
TSB-3	0.3	0.4	60	2.00
TSB-4	0.251	0.6	40	1.59
TSB-5	0.690	0	100	1.45
TSB-7	0.325	0.65	35	1.08
TSB-8	0.202	0.68	32	1.58
TSB-9	0.0.596	0	100	1.68
TSB-10	0.42	0.66	34	0.81
TSB-11	0.695	0	100	1.44