Figure 4.
Correlations between taxonomic markers and characteristic spectral regions of the FTIR spectrum of both control and stressed cells. Maximum correlation values between each taxonomic marker and fatty acids (W1), amides (W2), mixed (W3) and carbohydrates (W4) spectral areas are reported for both control (A) and stressed (B) cells. The latter analysis was carried out grouping together data from the three stressing conditions tested. Colored labels refer to markers displaying correlation values higher than 0.75 threshold, represented by the red dashed lines.