TABLE 3.

Comparative analysis of E. huxleyi 1516 f/2 and f/50 cDNA libraries

Descriptive category	Phosphate limiteda	Nutrient repleteb
No. of clones sequenced	423	513
No. of contigs	38	50
No. of singletons	27	53
No. of unigenes	65	103
No. of EST matches with e value of >1 × 10−2	37	19
No. of EST matches with e value of <1 × 10−2	15	35
No. of EST with no GenBank matchc	13	49

^aRNA extracted from E. huxleyi 1516 grown in f/50 medium (ca. 1.5 μM phosphate) as driver.

^bRNA extracted from E. huxleyi 1516 grown in f/2 medium (ca. 36 μM phosphate) as driver.

^cSearches yielding e values of >10⁻².