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| Figure 1: Growth characteristics of Rhodococcus sp. strain MB-P1 on
      2-hexanone as the sole carbon, and energy source. (  ), 2-hexanone; (  ),
      total protein; (  ) abiotic degradation of 2-hexanone. Values are presented as
      arithmetic mean of data obtained from experiments carried out in triplicate;
    error bars represent standard deviation. |