Table 2. Specific growth rates of isolate T307 at different values of yeast extract, pH and temperature. TSY medium was used for investigation effects of pH and temperature on bacterial growth.

Variable Factor

%Yeast extract in thiosulfate MSM

µ (h^-1)

pH^a

µ (h^-1)

Temperature (ºC)^b

µ (h^-1)

0

0.015 ± 0.001

6.0

0.120 ± 0.004

25

0.137 ± 0.004

0.05

0.096 ± 0.002

6.5

0.126 ± 0.002

30

0.138 ± 0.002

0.10

0.138 ± 0.003

7.0

0.138 ± 0.001

35

0.118 ± 0.002

0.15

0.179 ± 0.002

7.5

0.133 ± 0.002

40

0.100 ± 0.009

0.20

0.234 ± 0.001

8.0

0.119 ± 0.003

8.5

0.117 ± 0.004

9.0

0.113 ± 0.006