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. 2010 Jul 12;154(1):334–345. doi: 10.1104/pp.110.159145

Table III. Carbon fluxes in Trichodesmium IMS101 measured according to Badger et al. (1994).

Values represent rates measured between 2 to 3 h (am) and 6 to 7 h (pm) after the beginning of the photoperiod. Errors are ±1 sd (n ≥ 3).

Inorganic Carbon Fluxes	Assay Condition		Acclimation
			Low Light (50 μmol Photons m⁻² s⁻¹)		High Light (200 μmol Photons m⁻² s⁻¹)
			150 μatm pCO₂	900 μatm pCO₂	150 μatm pCO₂	900 μatm pCO₂
Net fixation (μmol C mg chl a⁻¹ h⁻¹)	Same as acclimation	am	98 ± 4	69 ± 7	301 ± 9	226 ± 55
Net fixation (μmol C mg chl a⁻¹ h⁻¹)		pm	92 ± 10	52 ± 8	330 ± 40	290 ± 15
HCO₃⁻ uptake (μmol HCO₃⁻ mg chl a⁻¹ h⁻¹)	Same as acclimation	am	105 ± 8	82 ± 19	247 ± 50	224 ± 30
HCO₃⁻ uptake (μmol HCO₃⁻ mg chl a⁻¹ h⁻¹)		pm	121 ± 25	98 ± 8	287 ± 50	282 ± 28
CO₂ uptake (μmol CO₂ mg chl a⁻¹ h⁻¹)	Same as acclimation	am	10 ± 1	22 ± 10	59 ± 6	90 ± 19
CO₂ uptake (μmol CO₂ mg chl a⁻¹ h⁻¹)		pm	17 ± 5	19 ± 6	61 ± 8	147 ± 31