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TABLE 2.

Changes in the concentrations of PLFAs due to different sterilization and heat treatments compared to a control incubated at 25°C

PLFA	Concn of PLFA (nmol/g [dry wt] of peat) for^a:
PLFA	Control (25°C)	55°C	Autoclaved	Autoclaved + 55°C	Gamma	Gamma + 55°C	90°C
T1	1.3	6.3 ± 1.7	0	0	0	0	0
T2	0	13.7 ± 3.2	0	0	0	0	0
18:1ω7-T3	46.7 ± 2.9^AB	86.0 ± 36.5^A	32.7 ± 6.2^B	38.0 ± 11.0^B	47.0 ± 3.6^AB	35.3 ± 5.4^B	8.3 ± 0.7^C
totPLFA	616 ± 78^A	601 ± 99^A	466 ± 114^AB	486 ± 76^AB	519 ± 4^AB	394 ± 88^B	121 ± 15^C

Mean values ± standard error for three different peat samples (Bliksrud 3, Killingmo 2, and Komnes 2). Different capital letters indicate significant differences within rows (ANOVA, P < 0.05).