TABLE 2.
13C and 15N assimilation rates in Cyanothece during N2 and NO3 growth.
Morning | Afternoon | Night |
Night + day | ||
(07:30–09:30) | (14:45–17:15) | (early 21:45–00:45) | (late: 02:00–07:00) | (21:45–17:15) | |
kC (d–1) | |||||
N2 culture | 1.70 ± 0.35 | 0.39 ± 0.08 | 0.022 ± 0.006 | 0.007 ± 0.005 | 0.090 ± 0.015 |
NO3 culture | 0.84 ± 0.15 | 0.42 ± 0.07 | 0.0045 ± 0.0019 | – | |
SC-N2 culture | 0.74 ± 0.63 | 0.14 ± 0.03 | 0.0012 ± 0.0008 | – | |
kN (d–1) | |||||
N2 culture | 0.016 ± 0.164 | 0.0024 ± 0.0032 | 1.34 ± 0.79 | 0.012 ± 0.047 | 0.078 ± 0.044 |
NO3 culture | 3.19 ± 0.91 | 1.31 ± 0.18 | 0.32 ± 0.18 | – | |
SC-N2 culture | 0.24 ± 0.28 | 0.0005 ± 0.0034 | 0.077 ± 0.063 | – |
Shown are mean ± SD values of kC and kN for cells measured by nanoSIMS. Values for individual cells are shown in Figure 2.