Fig. 5: CH4 oxidation kinetics.
From: Physiological basis for atmospheric methane oxidation and methanotrophic growth on air
Michaelis-Menten hyperbolic curve (displayed in red) fitted to the oxidation rate per cell of M. gorgona MG08 and M. palsarum NE2 at CH4 concentrations ranging between 3 nM and 287 nM. The nM CH4 display CH4 concentrations dissolved in water and correlate with the partial pressure of CH4 above the water. At 20 °C and atmospheric pressure (1.013 bar), 2.98, 50, 100, and 250 nM CH4 dissolved in water correspond to 1.9, 31.9, 63.7, and 159.3 p.p.m.v. in air. Source data are provided in the Source Data file and in the Supplementary Data file (Dataset 9).
