Table 3 Results of growth of selected strains in the presence of 15N2 gas.

From: Streptomyces thermoautotrophicus does not fix nitrogen

Strain

Site

Nutrition

15N2 (% of available N2)

Atom% 15N

n

A. vinelandii WT

Boston

Sucrose

2.5

2.35 ± 0.208

3

A. vinelandii nifD-

Boston

Sucrose/NH4

2.5

0.37 ± 0.004

3

H1

Boston

H2/CO2

2.5

0.43 ± 0.013

3

H1

Boston

CO

2.5

0.36 ± 0.018

3

UBT1

Boston

H2/CO2

2.5

0.43 ± 0.003

3

UBT1

Boston

CO

2.5

0.40 ± 0.012

3

H1

Boston

H2/CO2/NH4

2.5

0.36 ± 0.000

3

UBT1

Aachen

CO

10

0.37 ± 0.002

7

H1

Aachen

CO

10

0.37 ± 0.000

3

A. vinelandii WT

Rosario

Sucrose

0.75

0.79 ± 0.002

3

A. vinelandii nifD- nifK-

Rosario

Sucrose/NH4

0.75

0.37 ± 0.001

3

H1

Rosario

CO

1.5

0.36 ± 0.001

3

H1

Rosario

CO/NH4

1.5

0.36 ± 0.000

3

UBT1

Rosario

CO

1.5

0.36 ± 0.001

3

UBT1

Rosario

CO/NH4

1.5

0.36 ± 0.000

3

A. vinelandii WT

East Lansing

Sucrose

2.5

1.16 ± 0.009

2

A. vinelandii nifD-

Lansing

Sucrose/NH4

2.5

0.36 ± 0.000

2

P. dioxanivorans

Lansing

Glucose

2.5

0.36 ± 0.001

3

P. dioxanivorans

Lansing

Glucose/NH4

2.5

0.36 ± 0.000

3

H1

Lansing

H2/CO2

5

0.36 ± 0.002

2

H1

Lansing

H2/CO2/NH4

5

0.36 ± 0.000

3

UBT1

Lansing

H2/CO2

5

0.36 ± 0.000

2

UBT1

Lansing

H2/CO2/NH4

5

0.36 ± 0.000

3

P1-2

Lansing

H2/CO2

5

0.37 ± 0.001

2

P1-2

Lansing

H2/CO2/NH4

5

0.36 ± 0.000

3