Skip to main content
. 2012 Sep 19;7(9):e44846. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044846

Table 1. Summary of biokinetic and stoichiometric parameters describing growth of wild-type Nitrosomonas europaea on electrochemically regenerated media.

Maximum specific growthrate (µmax;1/day) Half saturation coefficient (KNH3;mg N/L) Biomass yield coefficient (fS;mg biomass as oxygen equivalents/mg N) Free energy efficiency (%)
Period 1a 0.50±0.15 2.51±0.65 0.06±0.01 4.4±1.6
Period 2b 0.36±0.07 2.57±0.63 0.05±0.02 5.1±1.0
Period 3c 0.24±0.08 3.19±1.34 0.05±0.02 4.9±0.6
a

n = 8,

b

n = 6,

c

n = 8.

Replicate results presented in Table S2; mean ±95% confidence interval.