TABLE 1.

Growth and picric acid degradation rates of Nocardioides sp. strain CB 22-2

Mineral salts medium	Growth conditions	Growth rate (h−1)	Degradation rate (μmol/h/g [dry wt] of cells)	Yield (g [dry wt] of cells/g of picric acid)	Amt of nitrite released (mol/mol of picric acid)
A	Flask	0.058 ± 0.003	920	0.27 ± 0.02	2.9 ± 0.1
A	Fermentor	0.087 ± 0.001	1,600	0.29 ± 0.02	2.9 ± 0.1
B	Flask	0.035 ± 0.002	850	0.19 ± 0.02	2.2 ± 0.2