Table 1 Coral reef bacterioplankton growth efficiencies after 48 h sugar incubations
From: Excess labile carbon promotes the expression of virulence factors in coral reef bacterioplankton
Treatment | Reef natural DOC (μmol C l−1) | DOC change (μmol C l−1) | Bacterial C change (μmol C l−1) | Bacterial specific growth rate (per day) | Bacterial growth efficiency |
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Exp. 1 | |||||
Control (C1) | −14.25±5.96 | 1.92±0.44 | 0.3±0.03 | 0.17±0.11 | |
Glucose (Glu) | 121.55±28.23 | −362.91±77.5 | 11.4±1.72 | 0.66±0.03 | 0.03±0.01 |
Galactose (Gal) | −383.34±124.09 | 14.2±2.39 | 0.69±0.02 | 0.04±0.01 | |
Exp. 2 | |||||
Control (C2) | −98.08±93.2 | 1.82±0.65 | 0.45±0.15 | 0.03±0.01 | |
Mannose (Man) | 69.57±13.02 | −481.71±258.39 | 1.69±0.55 | 0.39±0.09 | 0±0 |
Xylose (Xyl) | −516.19±171.24 | 2.47±0.84 | 0.5±0.12 | 0±0 |