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. 2020 Nov 10;11:5523. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19276-w

Fig. 2. Bioleaching and control leaching of the most and least abundant rare earth elements.

Fig. 2

Concentrations (ng in total chamber liquid) of rare earth elements (REEs) in each of the experimental flight and ground control samples at the end of the experiment (described in the text) for each of the three organisms and non-biological controls. The three most (Ce, Nd, La) and least (Tm, Lu, Tb) abundant REEs are shown here (all others in Supplemental Fig. 1). ISS shows the International Space Station flight experiments. Circles show triplicate measurements (n = 3 biologically independent samples. One non-biological microgravity and non-biological ground control sample were lost and are not shown) and the mean is given as a triangle. Error bars represent standard deviations.