TABLE 3.
Calculated maximal transfer efficiencies for pIP1017 in the Regensburg sewage water treatment plant
Biotope | Extrapolated maximal gene transfer efficiency | Vol of biotope (ml) | Total no. of E. faecalis cells | Maximal calculated no. of transconjugants |
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Activated sludge basin | 10−8 | 3 × 1013 | 3 × 1016 | 3 × 105 |
Anoxic sludge digestor | 10−8 | 6 × 1012 | 6 × 1016 | 3 × 108 |