TABLE 4.

Comparison of 16S rRNA-specific qPCR data with amoA-specific qPCR data, 16S rRNA-specific qPCR data with FISH data, and amoA-specific qPCR data with FISH data for the time-series samples^a

Model parameter	Estimate	SE	P	95% CI (maximum, minimum)
Comparison of 16SrRNA-specific qPCR data with the amoA-specific qPCR
Intercept	2.3	0.47	0.000***	1.4, 3.2
Coefficient of log qPCR amoA	0.46	0.075	0.000***	0.31, 0.61
Comparison of the 16S rRNA-specific qPCR data with the FISH data
Intercept	2.2	0.45	0.001**	1.3, 3.1
Coefficient of log FISH	0.43	0.064	0.000***	0.30, 0.56
Comparison of amoA-specific qPCR data with the FISH data
Intercept	0.60	0.59	0.794	−0.56, 1.8
Coefficient of log FISH	0.81	0.097	0.000***	0.62, 1.0

^aCoefficients and corresponding standard errors, P values, and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the model parameters of the comparison of the 16S rRNA-specific qPCR data with the amoA-specific qPCR data, the 16S rRNA-specific qPCR data with the FISH data, and the amoA-specific qPCR data with the FISH data for the time-series samples are shown. **, very significant P value; ***, highly significant P value.