TABLE 1.
Numbers of cells for microorganisms in soil covered by S. patens or P. australis at key stages of the growing season
| Analysis | 107 cells g (dry wt) of soil−1
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S. patens site
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P. australis site
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| Dormancy | Vegetative growth | Reproduction | Senescence | Dormancy | Vegetative growth | Reproduction | Senescence | ||
| DAPI staining targeting all organisms | 3,790 (640)a | 3,860 (550) | 4,980 (440) | 3,550 (830) | 1,400 (120) | 1,770 (90) | 2,800 (940) | 1,680 (240) | |
| Probes targeting organisms on the domain level | |||||||||
| ARCH915 | 3 (2) | 14 (10) | 17 (5) | 22 (4) | 19 (4) | 12 (3) | 23 (9) | 8 (4) | |
| EUK516 | 12 (5) | 9 (4) | 20 (3) | 17 (11) | 1 (1) | 5 (1) | 10 (9) | 3 (2) | |
| EUB338 | 1,330 (210) | 1,380 (210) | 1,370 (80) | 1,220 (320) | 370 (60) | 470 (20) | 720 (20) | 320 (10) | |
| Probes targeting specific groups of the domain Bacteria | |||||||||
| ALF1b | 450 (60) | 750 (70) | 1,030 (50) | 660 (20) | 170 (40) | 140 (10) | 360 (120) | 70 (40) | |
| BET42a | 49 (3) | 18 (3) | 24 (11) | 49 (36) | 2 (1) | 6 (2) | 9 (5) | 4 (2) | |
| GAM42a | 120 (20) | 130 (40) | 50 (20) | 57 (19) | 12 (4) | 19 (8) | 39 (23) | 51 (44) | |
| SRB385 | 170 (30) | 100 (10) | 210 (50) | 360 (80) | 32 (9) | 56 (9) | 69 (21) | 57 (28) | |
| SRB385Db | 190 (30) | 67 (20) | 120 (40) | 160 (50) | 55 (8) | 96 (12) | 130 (62) | 59 (23) | |
| CFB319a | 25 (12) | 22 (5) | 14 (3) | 23 (21) | 5 (2) | 4 (2) | 2 (1) | 6 (5) | |
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The values are averages (standard errors).