[Retracted] Microbial Ecology of Anaerobic Digesters: The Key Players of Anaerobiosis

Table 2

Kinetics characteristics of various methanogens.

Parameter	Methanosaeta	Methanosarcina	Reference
𝑈max (d^−1)	0.20	0.60	[50, 52, 58]
𝐾𝑆 (mg COD L^−1)	10–50	200–280	[50, 52, 58, 59]
NH4^+ (mg L^−1)	<3000	<7000	[[56, 57, 61]
Na^+ (mg L^−1)	<10,000	<18,0000	[65]
pH range	6.5–8.5	5–8	[64, 66, 158, 159]
pH shock	<0.5	<0.8–1	[64]
Temperature range (°C)	7–6.5	1–70	[44, 160, 161]
Acetate concentration (mg L^−1)	<3000	<15000	[22, 52, 58, 59, 64, 66, 71, 145]