Experimental details Turbidity of test Pseudomonas fluorescens SM1culture at various time intervals Time (h) O.D550* Pseudomonas medium alone (-ve control) 0 24 48 0.36 ± 0.03 1.42 ± 0.35 1.60 ± 0.56 Pseudomonas broth supplemented with 4X test heavy metals mixture 0 24 48 0.32 ± 0.04 1.43 ± 0.45 1.58 ± 0.52 Pseudomonas broth supplemented with 4X test pesticides mixture 0 24 48 0.37 ± 0.05 1.40 ± 0.61 1.68 ± 0.48 Pseudomonas broth supplemented with 4X test phenolics mixture 0 24 48 0.30 ± 0.04 1.41 ± 0.38 1.60 ± 0.32 Pseudomonas broth supplemented with 4X test toxicants (heavy metals + pesticides + phenolics) in combination 0 24 48 0.28 ± 0.04 1.45 ± 0.75 1.62 ± 0.65 Pseudomonas broth prepared in filter sterilized industrial sewage water 0 24 48 0.19 ± 0.05 1.31 ± 0.67 1.54 ± 0.62 *O.D. values are given as the statistical mean of the three independent experiments carried out using experimental tubes in triplicate

Table 5: Growth characteristics of the most tolerant Pseudomonas fluorescens strain SM1 in the presence and absence of major water toxicants.