S. No

Strains

Carbon Source

Glucose

Lactose

Sucrose

Fructose

Maltose

1.

T1

0.357
+

0.357
+

0.349
+

1.191
+++

0.831
++

2.

T2

0.562
++

0.765
++

0.760
++

1.463
+++

0.760
++

3.

T3

0.636
++

0.670
++

0.914
++

1.437
+++

0.815
++

4.

BD1

1.094
+++

1.003
+++

0.931
++

0.932
++

1.063
+++

5.

BD2

1.169
+++

0.799
++

1.066
+++

1.413
+++

0.972
++

6.

BD3

1.146
+++

0.683
++

0.947
++

1.451
+++

0.914
++

7.

B1

0.845
++

0.604
++

1.025
+++

1.467
+++

0.713
++

8.

B2

0.930
++

0.683
++

0.811
++

1.543
+++

0.741
++

9.

B3

1.050
+++

0.512
++

1.106
+++

1.512
+++

0.834
++

10.

C1

0.891
++

0.865
++

1.141
+++

1.455
+++

1.136
+++

11.

C2

0.830
++

0.637
++

1.473
+++

1.551
+++

1.212
+++

12.

C3

1.126
+++

0.820
++

0.712
++

1.543
+++

0.971
++

13.

CT1

0.956
++

0.998
++

1.029
+++

1.521
+++

0.973
++

14.

CT2

0.760
++

0.851
++

1.360
+++

1.462
+++

1.070
+++

15.

CT3

0.890
++

0.712
++

0.814
++

1.568
+++

1.114
+++

|+ Fair ; ++ Good; +++ Excellent
Table 4: Carbon utilization by Azospirillum strains.