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Table 3 Heavy metal resistance test

From: Resistance of bacteria isolated from leachate to heavy metals and the removal of Hg by Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain FZ-2 at different salinity levels in a batch biosorption system

Heavy metal

Concentration (mg L−1)

V. damsela

P. aeruginosa

P. stutzeri

P. fluorescens

Mg

0

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

5

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

10

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

15

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

** f, d, h

20

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

** f, d, h

Hg

0

*** f, D, H

*** F, D, H

*** f, D, H

*** f, D, H

5

** f, D, h

*** F, D, H

** f, D, h

** f, D, h

10

** f, D, h

** F, D, h

** f, D, γ

** f, D, h

15

** f, D, h

** F, D, h

* f, D, γ

** f, D, h

20

** f, D, h

** F, D, h

* f, D, γ

** f, D, h

Zn

0

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

5

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

10

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

15

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

20

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

** f, d, h

Pb

0

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

5

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

** f, d, h

10

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

** f, d, h

15

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

** f, d, h

20

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

** f, d, h

Mn

0

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

5

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

10

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

15

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

20

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

Cu

0

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

5

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

10

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

15

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

20

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

Cd

0

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

5

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

** f, d, h

*** f, d, H

10

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

** f, d, h

*** f, d, H

15

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

** f, d, h

*** f, d, H

20

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

** f, d, h

*** f, d, H

Fe

0

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

5

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

10

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

15

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

20

*** f, d, H

*** F, d, H

*** f, d, H

*** f, d, H

  1. Note: F-f-α represent significant statistical differences at p < 0.05 for different bacteria in the same heavy metal and concentration. D-d-β represent significant statistical differences at p < 0.05 for different heavy metals in the same bacteria and concentration. H-h-γ represent significant statistical differences at p < 0.05 for different concentrations in the same bacteria and heavy metal
  2. ***: high growth (DCZ = 0 cm),
  3. **: medium growth (0 < DCZ < 1 cm),
  4. *: low growth (1 < DCZ < 2 cm),
  5. −: no growth (DCZ > 2 cm)