TABLE 3.
Assayb |
Nitrospira 16S rRNA genes per litera
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1 × Sample | 2 × Sample | 5 × Sample | 10 × Sample | |
1 | 5.2 × 109 (± 0.90 × 109) | 3.7 × 1010 (± 0.33 × 1010) | 9.2 × 1010 (± 1.0 × 1010) | 1.2 × 1011 (± 0.28 × 1011) |
2 | 3.1 × 1010 (± 0.72 × 1010) | 3.5 × 1010 (± 0.41 × 1010) | 9.2 × 1010 (± 1.5 × 1010) | 1.6 × 1011 (± 0.18 × 1011) |
3 | 2.2 × 1010 (± 0.54 × 1010) | 7.5 × 1010 (± 0.89 × 1010) | 1.6 × 1011 (± 0.45 × 1011) | 3.0 × 1011 (± 0.47 × 1011) |
4 | 4.5 × 1010 (± 0.94 × 1010) | 3.9 × 1010 (± 1.0 × 1010) | 1.6 × 1011 (± 0.12 × 1011) | 2.9 × 1011 (± 0.11 × 1011) |
5 | 4.1 (± 0.90 × 1010) | 3.1 × 1010 (± 0.53 × 1010) | 1.3 × 1011 (± 0.09 × 1011) | 1.7 × 1011 (± 0.94 × 1011) |
Meanc | 3.6 × 1010 (± 0.38 × 1010) | 4.5 × 1011 (± 2.9 × 1011) | 1.4 × 1010 (± 0.46 × 1010) | 2.3 × 1011 (± 0.99 × 1011) |
Nitrospira 16S rRNA genes per liter; mean of three PCR values (± SD).
Nitrospira 16S rRNA gene assay calculated as copies/liter of MLSS.
Mean of Nitrospira 16S rRNA genes per liter of MLSS for five assays.