Table 6.

PLFA nomenclature

Microbial group	PLFA	References
Gram-positive bacteria	i15:0, a15:0, i16:0, i17:0, a17:0	Federle, [8]; Frostegård et al., [9]; Fierer et al., [10]; Massaccesi et al., [11].
Gram-negative bacteria	16:1, cy17:0, 17:1ω9c, 18:1ω7	Federle, [8]; Frostegård et al., [9]; Fierer et al., [10]; Massaccesi et al., [11].
Saprophytic fungi	18:2ω6	Federle, [8].
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)	16:1ω5	De Deyn et al., [12].
Actinomycetes	10Me17:0, 10Me18:0	Kroppenstedt, [13]; De Deyn et al., [12].
Protozoa	20:2	Fierer et al., [10].