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. 2000 Aug;66(8):3214–3220. doi: 10.1128/aem.66.8.3214-3220.2000

TABLE 1.

Concentrations of headspace gases generated during 12 months of incubation at 4°C by 1997 thawed ice samples amended with 0.25× R2A medium

Sample Concn (ppmv) ofa:
CO2 CH4
Basal ice (debris rich) 58,000 ± 2,700 16,000 ± 100
Glacier ice (debris poor) 5,500 ± 150 1.7 ± 0.1
Uninoculated medium 8,600 ± 300 1.4 ± 0.2
a

Values are means ± standard deviations based on the results of duplicate analyses.