Table 4. Clone library for the lux genes of Rimicaris exoculata epibionts.

	Rainbow		TAG		Snake Pit		Logatchev
Samples	luxS	luxR	luxS	luxR	luxS	luxR	luxS	luxR
Gill chamber (all):	105	154	86	91	107	88	0	77
beginning of molt	21	50	34	35	25	26	0	20
middle of molt	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0
end of molt	74	104	52	56	82	62	0	57
Digestive tract (gut and stomach)	20	20	20	20	20	20	0	20
eggs	0	10	0	10	0	10	0	48
juveniles	0	10	0	10	0	10	0	0
Male (gill chamber and digestive tract)	0	0	20	30	0	0	0	0
Total	125	194	126	161	127	128	0	145
Total per site	319		287		255		145