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. 1998 Feb;64(2):626–632. doi: 10.1128/aem.64.2.626-632.1998

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
Activated sludge basin 10−8 3 × 1013 3 × 1016 3 × 105
Anoxic sludge digestor 10−8 6 × 1012 6 × 1016 3 × 108