Table 2 Total fatty acid (FA) content and composition as % of total fatty acids (g g⁻¹) in cells of R. opacus B4 and R. opacus PD630

R. opacus B4

Glucose

0.364^a

–

–

1.7

33.6

5.7

36.6

8.2

4.4

9.9

0.528 ± 0.049

–

–

2.0 ± 0.16

38.5 ± 0.74

5.0 ± 0.44

22.9 ± 0.58

15.0 ± 0.09

2.8 ± 0.34

13.7 ± 0.34

0.613 ± 0.051

–

–

1.6 ± 0.04

35.6 ± 0.19

4.5 ± 0.01

22.4 ± 1.21

16.5 ± 0.47

3.8 ± 0.27

15.6 ± 0.27

Acetate

0.235^a

–

–

2.2

44.5

3.8

14.8

7.6

14.2

12.2

0.664 ± 0.013

–

–

1.4. ± 0.04

33.4 ± 0.43

4.1 ± 0.08

26.5 ± 1.00

20.3 ± 0.94

0.91 ± 0.15

13.4 ± 1.06

0.517 ± 0.014

–

–

1.3 ± 0.03

29.9 ± 0.79

4.4 ± 0.05

25.5 ± 0.63

22.8 ± 0.56

–

16.1 ± 0.84

Hexadecane

0.087^a

–

–

1.1

54.0

37.2

–

–

–

4.2

0.273 ± 0.088

–

–

4.3 ± 0.55

48.3 ± 8.9

45.8 ± 11.71

–

–

–

3.2 ± 0.72

0.285 ± 0.037

4.8 ± 0.497

0.6 ± 0.009

4.2 ± 0.15

54.4 ± 0.18

31.5 ± 3.41

–

–

2.6 ± 0.49

3.1 ± 1.05

R. opacus PD630

Glucose

0.525^a

–

–

1.6

38.1

9.6

22.4

16.2

3.8

8.3

0.507 ± 0.013

–

–

1.4 ± 0.04

37.6 ± 0.67

11.6 ± 0.45

12.8 ± 0.31

19.5 ± 0.39

2.3 ± 0.43

14.8 ± 0.41

0.580 ± 0.014

–

–

1.3 ± 0.08

33.3 ± 0.11

11.8 ± 0.31

15.9 ± 0.04

21.4 ± 0.20

2.4 ± 0.12

14.8 ± 0.17

Acetate

0.238^a

–

–

1.9

39.5

17.6

9.6

19.3

–

12.1

0.505 ± 0.006

–

–

1.6 ± 0.41

36.8 ± 3.45

10.7 ± 1.64

15.4 ± 1.19

22.1 ± 3.52

6.8 ± 0.97

10.0 ± 1.46

0.449 ± 0.001

–

–

1.3 ± 0.12

30.5 ± 0.87

12.3 ± 0.12

15.9 ± 0.04

28.1 ± 0.78

–

11.8 ± 0.02

Hexadecane

0.116^a

–

–

3.2

35.3

59.1

–

–

–

2.4

0.218 ± 0.003

–

–

4.1 ± 0.38

53.6 ± 4.21

42.4 ± 038

–

–

–

–

0.254 ± 0.041

–

0.5 ± 0.009

3.7 ± 0.06

51.7 ± 1.27

48.9 ± 1.47

–

–

–

2.0 ± 0.37