Table 1 Growth and metabolism of PFA-treated bacteria.

From: An alternative food source for metabolism and longevity studies in Caenorhabditis elegans

PFA (%)

Time

Growth

OCR

0

24 h

107

High

0.25

30 min

105

High

0.25

1 h

102

Low

0.25

2 h

0

None

0.5

30 min

102

Low

0.5

1 h

0

None

0.5

2 h

0

None

0.75

30 min

0

Low

0.75

1 h

0

None

0.75

2 h

0

None

  1. OCR is compared to mock-treated OP50.
  2. Growth = colony-forming units.
  3. OCR = oxygen consumption.
  4. High = >75% of control, Medium = 25–75% of control, Low = <25% of control, None = no difference from blank.