TABLE 3.
Bacterial cell properties from experiment at 47°S
| Time (days) | Treatment | Bacterial biomass (μg of C liter−1)a | Bacterial production (μg of C liter−1 day−1)a |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3.50 | 0.34 | |
| 3 | Control | 4.13 (0.16) A | 0.78 (0.10) A |
| Glucose | 6.47 (1.95) A | 0.87 (0.30) A | |
| Fe | 9.01 (0.16) A | 0.93 (0.03) A | |
| Glucose + Fe | 6.35 (1.00) A | 1.15 (0.16) A | |
| DFAA | 74.55 (15.98) B | 139.34 (19.62) B | |
| DFAA + Fe | 69.35 (19.92) B | 135.35 (34.22) B | |
| 4 | Control | 5.73 (0.80) A | 0.72 (0.10) A |
| Glucose | 5.14 (0.58) A | 0.71 (0.11) A | |
| Fe | 4.22 (0.61) A | 0.53 (0.20) A | |
| Glucose + Fe | 6.43 (0.60) A | 2.14 (0.14) B | |
| DFAA | 40.45 (3.17) B | 5.54 (0.18) B | |
| DFAA + Fe | 45.32 (4.21) B | 4.98 (0.23) B | |
| 5 | Control | 4.07 (0.55) A | 0.17 (0.06) A |
| Glucose | 5.19 (0.41) A | 0.25 (0.13) B | |
| Fe | 7.36 (0.47) A | 0.37 (0.03) B | |
| Glucose + Fe | 7.90 (1.48) A | 1.97 (0.32) C | |
| DFAA | 71.64 (17.69) B | 2.34 (1.61) C | |
| DFAA + Fe | 50.11 (0.83) B | 1.98 (1.19) C |
a
Letter designations are the same as in Table 2. Numbers in parentheses are standard errors for duplicate samples.