TABLE 1.
Characteristics of the sampling sites in Otari, Japan
| Sampling site | Temp (°C)
|
pH | Conductivity (ms cm−1) | Concn (mM)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot-spring water | For cultivation | Cl− | SO42− | HCO3− | |||
| AZM11 (flowing) | 45 | 45 | 6.8 | 2.75 | 1.49 | 0.005 | 31.7 |
| AZM12 (flowing) | 48 | 45 | 6.8 | 3.29 | 1.89 | 0.005 | 37.9 |
| AZM13 (flowing) | 88 | 80 | 8.7 | 3.42 | 5.89 | 0.15 | 36.1 |
| AZM14 (5-m depth) | 58 | 55 | 6.2 | 2.24 | 11.30 | 0.72 | 8.2 |
| AZM16 (400-m depth) | 70 | 70 | 7.3 | 3.52 | 9.47 | 0.81 | 28.9 |
| AZM17 (200-m depth) | 38 | 6.8 | 1.21 | 2.47 | 0.60 | 10.7 | |
| AZM19 (flowing) | 38 | 6.4 | 1.80 | 4.95 | 0.075 | 15.9 | |