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. 2008 Jan 23;6(1):12–24.

Table 2.

Viable counts of bacteria and actinomycetes in sediments from different depths in the Trondheim fjord after plating onto selective agar media. The numbers are mean values of CFU (colony forming units) per mL wet sediment.

Sample ID Medium CFU/mL wet sediment
Bacteria Streptomyces-like Non-Streptomyces actinomycetes
N.D. - Not detected, no colonies on the agar plates. Plates were incubated at 20 oC for up to 4 weeks.
B1 IM5b 1.2 x 106 2.5 x 102 5.0 x 102
IM6b 9.5 x 104 5.5 x 102 2.0 x 103
IM7b 8.4 x 104 1.5 x 103 2.4 x 104
IM8b 8.0 x 104 2.0 x 103 1.8 x 104
B2 IM5b 5.4 x 105 2.5 x 103 5.0 x 103
IM6b 8.1 x 104 6.0 x 103 1.5 x 103
IM7b 7.4 x 104 2.0 x 103 1.6 x 104
IM8b 1.1 x 105 2.3 x 103 1.6 x 104
B3 IM5b 5.1 x 105 1.5 x 102 N.D
IM6b 1.0 x 105 2.0 x 102 3.5 x 103
IM7b 7.7 x 104 2.0 x 102 1.3 x 104
IM8b 2.6 x105 5.0 x 102 1.1 x 104
B4 IM5b 3.6 x 105 5.0 x 101 5.0 x 102
IM6b 1.2 x 105 4.0 x 102 3.5 x 102
IM7b 9.4 x 104 7.0 x 102 1.6 x 104
IM8b 1.4 x 105 9.0 x 102 1.7 x 104
T1 IM5b 2.5 x 104 N.D. 1.3 x 103
IM6b 7.2 x 103 7.5 x 101 6.7 x 103
IM7b 8.0 x 103 N.D. 2.3 x 103
IM8b 6.3 x 103 2.5 x 101 2.5 x 103