Skip to main content
. 2004 Mar;70(3):1633–1640. doi: 10.1128/AEM.70.3.1633-1640.2004

TABLE 4.

Effects of phages on prokaryotic populations and carbon cycling in hot springsa

Site (temp, °C) % of prokaryotic community killed
Carbon released by phage predation (μg of C liter−1 day−1)
Leucine Thymidine
LHC site 4 (74) 26 31 1.0
Imperial Spa (66)
    Expt 1 490 1,055 1.0
    Expt 2 711 1,532 1.5
a

For these calculations, a burst size of 20 and value of 20.0 fg of carbon prokaryotic cell−1 were assumed (33, 54).