Organism | Substrate | Max. methane yield (model) (mol/mol) | Max. ATP yield (model) (mol/mol) | Max. biomass yield (model) (gDW/mol) | Max. biomass yield per methane produced (model) (gDW/mol) | Max. biomass yield (literature data) (gDW/mol) | ATPmaint (literature data) [mmol/(gDWÂ h)] | References |
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M. barkeri | Acetate | 1 | 1.25 | 11.71 | 17.5 | 9.15 | 3.6 | |
Methanol | 0.75 | 0.625 | 5.14 | 16.3 | 5.95 | 1.4 | ||
CO2 + H2 | 1 | 1.5 | 9.73 | 8.2 | – | – |  | |
M. maripaludis | Formate | 0.25 | 0.125 | 1.32 | 6.0 | 1.45 | 0.9 | [54] |
CO2 + H2 | 1 | 0.5 | 4.78 | 6.0 | – | – |  | |
D. vulgaris | Acetate + H2 + sulfate | – | 1 | 12.1 |  | 12.2 | 5.5 | |
12.7 | 1.8; 5.6 | Â |