S.No Substrate Growth 1 Phenol +++ 2 Catechol +++ 3 o-cresol +++ 4 p-cresol +++ 5 m-cresol +++ 6 2-CP ++ 7 4-CP ++ 8 2,4 DCP ++ 9 2,4,6,TCP ++ 10 PCP +

(+++ - good, ++ - moderate, + - poor growth) Table 1: Growth of the bacterial consortium on various phenolic compounds.