Table 2.
Contact rates between total viruses or putative cyanophage (g20 copies) and total bacteria or cyanobacteriaa
| Station and season | Depth (m) | Specific contact rate (cell−1 day−1) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total viruses (102) |
g20 genes |
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| TB | Cyanos | TB | Cyanos | ||
| 84 | |||||
| Winter | 1 | 1.15 | ND | 2.76 | ND |
| 20 | 1.02 | ND | 1.71 | ND | |
| Summer | 1 | 1.84 | 2.76 | 7.01 | 10.52 |
| 18 | 1.56 | 2.35 | 0.66 | 0.98 | |
| 1053 | |||||
| Winter | 1 | 1.52 | ND | 1.48 | ND |
| 18 | 1.53 | ND | 2.11 | ND | |
| Summer | 1 | 1.50 | 2.25 | 2.38 | 3.57 |
| 18 | 2.04 | 3.06 | 1.34 | 2.01 | |
| 357 | |||||
| Winter | 1 | 1.52 | ND | 0.85 | ND |
| 8 | 0.77 | ND | 0.30 | ND | |
| Summer | 1 | 1.65 | 2.53 | 9.87 | 14.80 |
| 8 | 1.52 | 2.47 | 5.22 | 7.83 | |
| 341 | |||||
| Winter | 1 | 1.36 | ND | 1.69 | ND |
| 16 | 1.45 | ND | 3.04 | ND | |
| Summer | 1 | 1.75 | 2.63 | 5.34 | 8.02 |
| 15 | 1.69 | 2.53 | 0.87 | 1.30 | |
a
Abbreviations: TB, total bacteria; Cyanos, cyanobacteria; ND, not determined. Rates are given as contacts as well as per cell.