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. 2014 Dec 31;12(1):371–384. doi: 10.3390/ijerph120100371

Table 1.

Biodegradation model parameter values for tetrahydrofuran, B, and T by various microorganisms as described in the literature.

Substrate μmax (h−1) KS (mg/L) KI (mg/L) Microorganism Reference
Tetrahydrofuran 1.01 65.95 455.1 P. oleovorans DT4 this study
B 0.39 31.83 184.0 P. oleovorans DT4 this study
0.335 3.17 -- P. fragi B1 Chang et al. [30]
0.44 3.36 -- P. putida O1 Oh et al. [21]
0.73 0.12 -- P. putida F1 Reardon et al. [31]
0.62 1.65 180 P. putida F1 Abuhamed et al. [21]
0.44 27.57 -- mixed bacteria Littlejohns and Daugulis [22]
T 0.33 44.83 113.6 P. oleovorans DT4 this study
0.437 6 1980 P. putida ATCC23973 Choi et al. [32]
0.42 3.98 42.8 P. putida 54G Mirpuri and Bryers [33]
0.86 13.8 -- P. putida F1 Reardon et al. [31]
0.61 6.47 88 P. putida F1 Abuhamed et al. [21]
0.60 34.12 -- mixed bacteria Littlejohns and Daugulis [22]