Table 2. Labeled amounts of major compounds from nitrite-oxidizing bacteria.
14∶0 | 16∶1 cis7 | 16∶1 cis9 | 16∶1 cis11 | 18∶1 cis11 | 16∶0 | |
Labeled amounts (%) a | 6–13 | 30–44 | 6–13 | 19–45 | 6–10 | 11–29 |
Significance ( p ) | <0.1 | <0.005 | <0.025 | <0.005 | <0.05 | <0.01 |
Dominating lipids | ||||||
Nitrospira IV b | ++ c | +(+) | +(+) | |||
Nitrobacter | ++ | + | ||||
Nitrococcus | ++ | ++ | ++ | |||
Nitrospina | ++ | ++ | + | |||
Nitrotoga | ++ | ++ |
range of the labeled amounts from the 3 moving bed biofilters (incubations with 10 mM nitrite and both used temperatures), see also Figure 2 for detailed information of Nitrospira marker lipids.
marker lipids of Nitrospira sublineage IV, detailed information see Table 3.
+: marker lipid with percentage ≤20%; ++: marker lipids with >20% of whole fatty acids for the respective taxon.