TABLE 2.
Aromatic acids degraded by different E. coli strainsa
| Strain | No. examined | Aromatic acid utilized as sole carbon and energy sourceb:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | HPA | PP | 3HPP | 3HCI | ||
| B | 1 | − | + | + | + | + |
| C | 1 | − | + | + | + | + |
| K-12 | 2 | +c | − | + | + | + |
| W | 2 | + | + | + | + | + |
| NCTC 5928 | 1 | + | − | + | + | + |
| Clinical isolates | 19 | − | − | − | − | − |
| 5 | + | − | − | − | − | |
| 2 | − | − | − | + | + | |
| 8 | − | − | + | + | + | |
| 1 | − | + | − | − | − | |
| 2 | + | + | − | − | − | |
| 3 | + | − | + | + | + | |
| 27 | + | + | + | + | + | |
a
Modified from reference 36.
b
Abbreviations: HPA, 3- and 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid; 3HCI, 3-hydroxycinnamic acid; 3HPP, 3-hydroxyphenylpropionic acid; PA, phenylacetic acid; PP, phenylpropionic acid.
c
Some E. coli K-12 derivatives such as DH5α, HB101, JM109, CC118, and DH1 do not grow on PA.