Table 2.
BIOLOG EcoPlate™ assays of samples from La Sal del Rey.
| Sample Location | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |
| Substrate | ||||||||
| β-Methyl-D-Glucoside | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| D-Galactonic Acid γ-Lactone | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| L-Arginine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Pyruvic Acid Methyl Ester | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| D-Xylose | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| D-Galacturonic Acid | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| L-Asparagine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Tween 40 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| i-Erythritol | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| 2-Hydroxy Benzoic Acid | x | x | x | |||||
| L-Phenylalanine | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Tween 80 | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| D-Mannitol | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| 4-Hydroxy Benzoic Acid | x | x | x | x | ||||
| L-Serine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| α-Cyclodextrin | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| γ-Hydroxybutyric Acid | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| L-Threonine | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| Glycogen | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| D-Glucosaminic Acid | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Itaconic Acid | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Glycyl-L-Glutamic Acid | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| D-Cellobiose | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Glucose-1-Phosphate | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| α-Ketobutyric Acid | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| Phenylethylamine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| α-D-Lactose | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| D, L-α-Glycerol Phosphate | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| D-Malic Acid | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Putrescine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Number of Utilized Substrates | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 27 | 31 | 16 |
| Total Activity | 32.858 | 6.995 | 9.492 | 7.780 | 0.397 | 0.768 | 3.794 | 2.506 |
An 'x' indicates that the organic substrate was utilized by the microbial community. Total activity is the sum of positive absorbance values for all utilized substrates.