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Settlement of invertebrate larvae and germination of algal spores in the presence of biofilms of P. tunicata wild type and D2W2 transposon mutant
| Target organism | % Settlement or germination (mean ± SD)a
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Wild type (D2) | D2W2 | No biofilm | |
| Balanus amphitrite larvae | 0 | 79 ± 6.5 | 95 ± 1.6 |
| Hydroides elegans larvae | 0 | 57 ± 7 | 60 ± 5.5 |
| Ulva lactuca spores | 0 | 91 ± 3 | 100 |
| Polysiphonia sp. spores | 0 | 87 ± 6 | 81.5 ± 2 |
All values are means ± the standard deviations of three replicates.
