TABLE 2.
Numbers of probes used in the FGA-I functional groups
| Functional group | No. of gene categories | No. of probes |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon degradation | 13 | 422 |
| Carbon fixation | 4 | 131 |
| Contaminant degradation | 90 | 733 |
| Phosphorous metabolism | 4 | 81 |
| Nitrogen cycle | 3 | 319 |
| Sulfur cycle | 2 | 204 |
| Metal resistance | 1 | 83 |
| 16S rRNA (positive control) | 2 | |
| Human (negative control) | 20 | |
| Arabidopsis thaliana (negative control) | 11 | |
| Total | 127 | 2,006 |