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. 2015 Dec 14;5:18084. doi: 10.1038/srep18084

Table 1. Results of data fitted to a four-parameter logistic function (Fig. 2). The curves were constrained between 0 and 100%.

  Control (0 mg L−1) Siliciclastic (high) (~700 mg L−1)
Best-fit parameters (95% CI)
 EC50 6.76 × 103 (5.74 × 103–7.96 × 103) 2.51 × 105 (1.92 × 105–3.28 × 105)
*Top/Fmax (%) 95.88 (93.03–98.72) 95.88 (93.03–98.72)
 Bottom (%) 5.06 (2.38–7.74) 1.65 (0.00–3.51)
 Slope 1.547 (1.09–2.00) 2.36 (1.74–2.99)
  Control (0 mg mL−1) Siliciclastic (low) (~230 mg L−1 )
Best-fit parameters (95% CI)
 EC50 1.81 × 104 (1.31 × 104–2.50 × 104) 2.87 × 104 (2.05 × 104–4.06 × 104)
*Top/Fmax (%) 92.72 (88.89–100.00) 92.72 (88.89–100.00)
*Bottom (%) ~0.00 (0.00–3.22) ~0.00 (0.00–3.22)
*Slope 1.26 (0.95–1.58) 1.26 (0.95–1.58)
  Control (0 mg L−1 ) Carbonate (~230 mg L−1)
Best-fit parameters (95% CI)
 EC50 1.54 × 104 (1.23 × 104–1.93 × 104) 1.54 × 104 (1.23 × 104–1.93 × 104)
*Top/Fmax (%) 94.33 (91.19–97.48) 94.33 (91.19–97.48)
*Bottom (%) 0.54 (0.00–3.02) 0.54 (0.00–3.02)
*Slope 2.04 (1.09–3.00) 2.04 (1.09–3.00)

*Indicates sharing of parameters (bottom, top/Fmax, and slope).