Table 2 Elemental composition of dried biofilms and potential methane oxidation rates of fresh biofilms at 12 °C in the laboratory
From: Microbial megacities fueled by methane oxidation in a mineral spring cave
Biofilm | C (mg g−1) | N (mg g−1) | P (mg g−1) | Fe (mg g−1) | S (mg g−1) | I (μg g−1) | CH 4 ox. a (μM g−1 day−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Snottitesb | 372.3±80 | 6.1±1 | 0.1±0.1 | 1.7±1.1 | 1.9±0.6 | 0.5±0.2 | 3 |
Subaerialc | 283.8 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 18.1 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
Submersedc | 183 | 11.9 | 0.5 | 80 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 25.7 |
