TABLE 1.
Extracellular and intracellular DNA concentrations and ratios of extracellular DNA to intracellular DNA in sediment samples (top 1 cm) collected at the three sampling sites
| Sampling location | Sediment type | Water depth (m) | Concn (μg/g [dry wt] of sediment)a
|
Extracellular DNA/intracellular DNA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extracellular DNA | Intracellular DNA | ||||
| Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) | Shallow sand | 11 | 24.3 ± 9.1 | 0.67 ± 0.04 | 36.3 |
| Western Mediterranean Sea | Deep-sea mud | 2,850 | 21.0 ± 11.3 | 0.31 ± 0.11 | 67.8 |
| Southern Pacific Ocean | Basaltic sandy mud | 3,045 | 6.7 ± 0.1 | 0.57 | 11.8 |
a
The values are means ± standard deviations.