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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 30.
Published in final edited form as: Biotechnol Bioeng. 2011 Jan 4;108(5):1119–1129. doi: 10.1002/bit.23034

Table IV.

ICP-OES analysis of Mn content in spores.

Sample Mass of (dry) spores (mg) Concentration of Mn from ICP-MS (μg/mL) Concentration of Fe from ICP-MS (μg/mL) Total Mn recovered (g) Total Fe recovered (g) Mn (g) per Gram spore g Mn per cm3 spore g Mn per spore cluster
Control 0.00 <0.025 0.2 –– 4.1 × 10−6 –– ––
Spores, no sonication 5.0 40 1 8.04 × 10−4 2.01 × 10−5 0.268 0.322 3.28 × 10−11
Spores, sonication 5.0 60.5 1.5 1.34 × 10−3 3.32 × 10−5 0.160 0.192 1.96 × 10−11