Table 2.
Phospholipid biomarker loadings on the PC1 and PC2 obtained from the analysis of the PLFA profiles
| Biomarkers of PLFA | Orchard | Grassland | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC1 | PC2 | PC1 | PC2 | |
| Gram-positive | ||||
| i15:0 | −0.95 | 0.20 | −0.84 | −0.42 |
| a15:0 | −0.71 | 0.65 | −0.94 | 0.07 |
| i16:0 | −0.91 | −0.37 | −0.99 | −0.04 |
| i17:0 | −0.37 | −0.63 | −0.77 | −0.58 |
| a17:0 | −0.47 | 0.52 | −0.91 | 0.32 |
| Gram-negative | ||||
| 16:1ω7c | −0.71 | 0.59 | −0.98 | 0.12 |
| cy17:0 | −0.91 | −0.34 | −0.93 | −0.29 |
| 18:1ω7c | −0.97 | 0.11 | −0.98 | 0.14 |
| cy19:0 | −0.59 | −0.79 | −0.89 | −0.34 |
| Actinomycetal | ||||
| 10Me16:0 | −0.87 | 0.31 | −0.95 | 0.16 |
| 10Me17:0 | −0.23 | −0.74 | −0.89 | 0.35 |
| 10Me18:0 | −0.51 | −0.81 | −0.96 | −0.09 |
| Fungal | ||||
| 18:2ω6.9c | −0.76 | 0.51 | −0.73 | 0.38 |
| 18:1ω9c | −0.95 | −0.15 | −0.98 | 0.14 |
High correlation (r > 0.75) with PC axes of phospholipid biomarkers is bold