TABLE 1.

Growth kinetics of Idiomarina sp. strain PR58-8 in the absence and presence of lead nitrate

Parametera	Concn. of Pb(NO3)2 (mM)
	0 (control)	0.05	0.5	1	5
μ (h−1)	1.110 ± 0.019	1.057 ± 0.013	0.896 ± 0.018	0.690 ± 0.016	0.463 ± 0.015
td (min)	37.46 ± 0.008	39.34 ± 0.011	46.41 ± 0.009	60.26 ± 0.015	89.81 ± 0.019
tl (min)	30 ± 0.011	30 ± 0.015	45 ± 0.013	60 ± 0.007	120 ± 0.023

^aμ, specific growth rate; t_d, doubling time; t_l, lag time.