TABLE 5.
Monod kinetic parameters for H2 consumption by acetogenic strains with KH_2 (Pa) the Monod or half saturation constant (i.e., a measure for the affinity of the strains for H2) and μmax the maximum cell specific growth rate (h–1).
| Strain | KH_2 (Pa) | μmax (h–1) | Temperature (°C) | References |
| Acetobacterium woodii | 94 | 0.024 | 30 | Peters et al., 1998 |
| Acetobacterium bakii | 520 | n.d.a | 30 | Kotsyurbenko et al., 2001 |
| Sporomusa termitida | 770b | 0.09c | 30 | Breznak et al., 1988 |
| Clostridium ljungdahlii | 42000 | 0.195 | 37 | Mohammadi et al., 2014 |
aA value of 760 nmol⋅h–1 was reported by Kotsyurbenko et al. (2001), but could not be converted to μmax, as no growth yield was reported. bConverted using a Henri coefficient for H2 of 7.78 10–3 mol m–3 kPa–1. cConverted from the doubling time g (h) using μmax = ln 2⋅g–1.