Table 1. Literature values reported for maximum specific growth rates and nitrite affinity constants for Nitrobacter spp. and Nitrospira spp.

Nitrobacter
Maximum growth rate	reference value	conver. to 301K (1)	unit	Reference
Nitrobacter	0.48	0.65	d-1	[23]
Nitrobacter winogradskyi	1.60	1.60	d-1	[24]
Nitrobacter agelis	0.86	1.17	d-1	[25]
Nitrobacter spp	0.67	0.9	d-1	[26]
Average	0.90	1
Nitrite affinity constant
Nitrobacter spp	1.50		mgNO2-N L-1	[23]
Nitrobacter agelis	2.80		mgNO2-N L-1	[27]
Nitrobacter spp	0.21		mgNO2-N L-1	[28]
Average	1.5		mgNO2-N L-1
Nitrospira
Maximum growth rate	reference value	conver. to 301K (1)	unit	Reference
Nitrospira spp	0.50	0.68	d-1	[29]
Nitrospira moscoviensis	0.50	0.68	d-1	[30]
Nitrospira devluvii	this study	0.67	d-1	This study
Average	0.59	0.67	d-1
Nitrite affinity constant
Nitrospira spp	0.12		mgNO2-N L-1	[31]
Nitrospira spp	0.22		mgNO2-N L-1	[31]
Nitrospira spp	0.15		mgNO2-N L-1	[31]
Nitrospira spp	0.14		mgNO2-N L-1	[6]
	0.16		mgNO2-N L-1

⁽¹⁾ Conversion given in Hellinga et al 1999 through the relationship ${\mu }_{max}^{NOB}\left(T\right)={\mu }_{max}^{NOB}\left(T_{ref}\right)\cdot \text{exp}\left(\frac{E_a^{NOB}\cdot (T-T_{ref)}}{R\cdot T\cdot T_{ref}}\right)$