Table 1 Parameters for estimating biomass yield by GoM AOA and Nitrospinae.
From: Single cell analyses reveal contrasting life strategies of the two main nitrifiers in the ocean
Parameter | GoM AOA | GoM Nitrospinae |
|---|---|---|
Cell volume (µm3) | 0.06 | 0.25 |
Cell Carbon (fg-C cell−1)39 | 50 | 100 |
Cell abundance (L−1, average counts of in situ and end of incubation) | 415,000,000 | 13,200,000 |
Bulk oxidation rate (nmol-N L−1 day−1) | 2508 | 564 |
Energy gained per mol oxidized for GoM conditions based on thermodynamics (kJ mol−1) | −262 | −65 |
Energy gained from bulk oxidation rates based on thermodynamics (J L−1day−1) | 0.658 | 0.037 |
C-assimilation estimated from N-assimilation per population (nmol-C L−1 day−1) | 404 | 79 |
Biomass yield (nmol-C J−1, using C-assimilation estimated from N-assimilation) | 614 | 2144 |
Measured C-assimilation from 13C-bicarbonate assimilation per population (nmol-C L−1 day−1) | 69 | 17 |
Biomass yield (nmol-C J−1, using measured C-assimilation from 13C-bicarbonate) | 104 | 464 |
