Table 1. Urea decomposition rate (k) and maximum specific growth rate (m_M) estimated from urea consumption curves and from the accumulated respiratory gases (for all cultivation conditions), respectively.

T
(ºC)

a_w

k 10⁴
(1/h)

m_M
(1/h)

25

0.992

1.287

0.1832

25

0.999

3.529

0.2253

31

0.985

1.553

0.1868

31

0.992

1.243

0.1968