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. 2017 Sep 26;12(1):87–100. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2017.146

Table 2. Elemental composition of dried biofilms and potential methane oxidation rates of fresh biofilms at 12 °C in the laboratory.

Biofilm C (mg g−1) N (mg g−1) P (mg g−1) Fe (mg g−1) S (mg g−1) I (μg g−1) CH4 ox.a (μM g−1 day−1)
Snottitesb 372.3±80 6.1±1 0.1±0.1 1.7±1.1 1.9±0.6 0.5±0.2 3
Subaerialc 283.8 8.7 0.2 18.1 4.4 0.2 3.1
Submersedc 183 11.9 0.5 80 5.6 0.4 25.7
a

n=3.

b

n=6.

c

n=2.