TABLE 4.

Relative abundance of the str(B) gene target in soil following the application of swine or dairy manure and in unmanured control plots

Season	Sampling (Julian) day	Relative abundance of the str(B) gene targeta
		Control		Swine		Dairy
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Spring 2012	101	BLD		0.02097	0.00483	0.00012	0.00009
	108	BLD		0.02136	0.00835	0.00009	0.00004
	131	BLD		0.00678	0.00194	0.00002	0.00002
	200	0.00002	0.00001	0.00376*	0.00302	0.00081*	0.00045
	221	BLD		0.00241	0.00039	0.00046	0.00022
	229	BLQ		0.00048	0.00022	BLQ
	254	0.00002	0.00002	0.00079*	0.00025	0.00001	0.00002
	176	BLD		0.00051	0.00027	0.00002	0.00005
	210	BLQ		0.00044	0.00017	BLQ
	303	BLD		0.00010	0.00006	BLD
Fall 2012	275	BLD		0.00008	0.00001	0.00046	0.00010
	282	BLQ		0.00032	0.00001	0.00098	0.00006
	306	BLQ		0.00040	0.00004	0.00274	0.00039
	176	BLD		0.00002	0.00000	0.00007	0.00004
	210	BLD		0.00002	0.00001	0.00003	0.00001
	303	BLD		0.00002	0.00001	0.00006	0.00003
Spring 2013	127	BLD		0.000005	0.000005	0.000001	0.000001
	134	BLD		0.000009	0.000004	0.000003	0.000002
	158	BLD		0.000012	0.000007	0.000010	0.000002
	210	BLD		0.000013	0.000008	0.000002	0.000002
	267	BLD		BLQ		BLD
	304	BLD		BLQ		BLD

^aThe relative abundance of the gene target is referenced to the total rrnS gene copy number. BLD, below limit of detection; BLQ, below limit of quantification; *, significant difference at P values of <0.05.