Table 1 Oxygen uptake kinetics by ammonia oxidisers.
From: Nitrification and beyond: metabolic versatility of ammonia oxidising archaea
Strain | Km (μM) | Vmax (μmol O2 mg prot−1 h−1) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
AOA | |||
Nitrosarchaeum koreense MY1 | 10.4 (1.1) | 20 | [37] |
Nitrosopumilus maritimus SCM1 | 3.9 (0.6) | 36 | [15] |
Nitrosopumilus AR Enrichment | 2.0 (0.5) | 11 | [30] |
Ca. Nitrososphaera sp. JG1 | 4.7 (0.2) | 35 | [38] |
Ca. Nitrosocosmicus franklandus C13 | 11.5 (1.9) | N.D. | Lehtovirta-Morley, unpublished |
AOB | |||
Nitrosomonas europaea (ATCC 19178) | 1.3–14.9 | N.D. | [39] |
Nitrosomonas europaea C-31 (ATCC 25978) | 186 | 129 | [30] |
Nitrosomonas mobilis Ms1 | 21.7 (4.0) | N.D. | [40] |
Activated sludge | 15.6 | N.D. | [41] |
