Table S3. Summary of the one-way ANOVAs performed to assess the effect of cell encapsulation (i.e., free and immobilized cells) on the relative growth rate of N. libonensis within each treatment (media spiked and non-spiked with 3,5-dichlorophenol and potassium dichromate) tested, under different experimental conditions. Significant effects were highlighted bold. Df – degrees of freedom.

Standard chemical / Test condition / Source of variation / Fixed factor / df / MSresidual / F ratio / P value
3,5-dichlorophenol (DCP) / 23ºC, 24L / Cell immobilization / SW / 1, 4 / 0.007 / 0.25 / 0.621
SW+N / 1, 3 / 0.578 / 20.72 / 2.181E-4
Sw+DCP / 1,4 / 7.310E-6 / 2.62E-4 / 0.987
SW+N+DCP / 1, 3 / 0.030 / 2.03 / 0.171
Chu 10+DCP / 1, 3 / 0.004 / 1.88 / 0.186
23ºC 12L:12D / Cell immobilization / SW / 1, 3 / 0.013 / 35.59 / 0.009
SW+N / 1, 4 / 0.044 / 1.13 / 0.347
Sw+DCP / 1,3 / 0.090 / 0.01 / 0.916
SW+N+DCP / 1,4 / 0.146 / 0.06 / 0.814
Chu 10+DCP / 1,4 / 0.045 / 0.43 / 0.548
15ºC, 24L / Cell immobilization / SW / 1,4 / 0.005 / 25.40 / 7.273E-5
SW+N / 1,4 / 0.006 / 1.96E-3 / 0.965
Sw+DCP / 1,4 / 0.021 / 0.01 / 0.912
SW+N+DCP / 1, 4 / 0.005 / 5.38 / 0.032
Chu 10+DCP / 1,3 / 0.006 / 0.65 / 0.431
15ºC, 12L:12D / Cell immobilization / SW / 1,4 / 0.068 / 5.46 / 0.030
SW+N / 1,4 / 0.050 / 1.30 / 0.268
Sw+DCP / 1,4 / 0.057 / 1.75 / 0.201
SW+N+DCP / 1,4 / 0.020 / 4.52 / 0.046
Chu 10+DCP / 1,4 / 0.001 / 3.90 / 0.062
Potassium Dichromate (PD) / 23ºC, 24L / Cell immobilization / SW / 1,4 / 0.057 / 0.27 / 0.609
SW+N / 1,4 / 0.033 / 22.23 / 1.327E-4
Sw+PD / 1,4 / 0.016 / 1.71 / 0.206
SW+N+PD / 1,4 / 0.006 / 89.69 / 7.833E-9
Chu 10+PD / 1,4 / 0.017 / 1.46 / 0.241
23ºC 12L:12D / Cell immobilization / SW / 1,3 / 0.013 / 23.82 / 1.00E-4
SW+N / 1,4 / 0.044 / 2.67 / 0.119
Sw+PD / 1,4 / 0.002 / 19.09 / 3.304E-4
SW+N+PD / 1,4 / 0.023 / 15.70 / 8.353E-4
Chu 10+PD / 1,4 / 0.010 / 0.27 / 0.606
15ºC, 24L / Cell immobilization / SW / 1,4 / 0.005 / 35.92 / 7.347E-6
SW+N / 1,4 / 0.006 / 2.77E-3 / 0.959
Sw+PD / 1,4 / 0.014 / 3.64 / 0.071
SW+N+PD / 1,4 / 0.004 / 2.91 / 0.103
Chu 10+PD / 1,4 / 0.002 / 24.76 / 7.269E-5
15ºC,12hL:12hD / Cell immobilization / SW / 1,4 / 0.068 / 3.16 / 0.150
SW+N / 1,4 / 0.050 / 1.01 / 0.371
Sw+PD / 1,4 / 0.047 / 0.70 / 0.450
SW+N+PD / 1,4 / 0.027 / 1.07 / 0.359
Chu 10+PD / 1,4 / 7.570E-4 / 2.93 / 0.162

SW - stream water; SW+N - stream water enriched with nutrients; SW+DCP - stream water spiked with 3,5-dichlorophenol; SW+N+DCP - stream water enriched with nutrients and spiked with 3,5-dichlorophenol; SW+PD - stream water spiked with potassium dichromate; SW+N+PD - stream water enriched with nutrients and spiked with potassium dichromate.