Table 7.
Positive diagnostic PCR results (ITSC1f/r and EC3f/EC100r) for all DNA extracts from soil core samples (cores: n = 25, individual soil samples: n = 146) collected around NAS Lemoore, Antelope Acres and MCAGCC Twentynine Palms in percent.
| Soil Core Samples (a–f) and Depth (cm) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sites and Number of Cores | n | a 0–2 |
b 5–7 |
c 10–12 |
d 18–20 |
e 23–25 |
f 28–30 |
a 0–2 |
b 5–7 |
c 10–12 |
d 18–20 |
e 23–25 |
f 28–30 |
| Indicated positive by one diagnostic primer pair (%) | Indicated positive with both diagnostic primer pairs in agreement (%) | ||||||||||||
| Lemoore, 5 cores | 26 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 0 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Antelope Acres, 7 cores | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twentynine Palms, 13 cores | 80 | 11.3 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 |