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. 2011 Apr 29;6(4):e19306. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019306

Table 2. Q-PCR of total number of bacteria from bio-traps per gram bead.

T time (weeks) Lignin-amended Unamended p-value Trend
T1 1 week 4.86E+03 (1.37E+03) 1.54E+03 (4.65E+02) <0.05 Lignin>none
T2 4 weeks 1.51E+03 (5.31E+02) 4.39E+02 (8.99E+01) <0.05 Lignin>none
T3 13 weeks 4.03E+03 (2.84E+03) 4.07E+03 (1.77E+03) n.s. n.a.
T4 30 weeks 1.75E+04 (1.38E+04) 8.10E+05 (7.93E+05) n.s. n.a.

n.s. = not significant; n.a. = not applicable; values are mean total bacteria (standard error, n = 4).