Table 2 Total cell counts and number of analyzed 16S rRNA genes.
Sample name | Sample name | Location and sample types | Cell number per ml | Number of 16S rRNA sequences | |
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bacteria | archaea | ||||
open ocean sample | |||||
INDEX2016-01PS | RF1 | sea water, depth 2180 m, approx. 10 km away from Kairei venting site | 1.62E +04 ± 3.61E+03 | 631890 | 766553 |
INDEX2016-15PS | RF4 | sea water, depth 3566 m; approx. 10 km away from Pelagia venting site | 1.30E +04 ± 1.56E+03 | 679918 | 641362 |
Kairei area | |||||
INDEX2016-09PS | F5 | water sample from just above the plume, 2327 m depth | 1.50E +04 ± 1.80E+03 | 815297 | 879790 |
INDEX2016-06ROV-03-KIPS-B | F1 | low temperature hydrothermal diffuse fluids (23 °C) | 1.23E +05 ± 5.74E+04 | 757618 | 940285 |
INDEX2016-12ROV06-F | S8 | active chimney | no data | 542480 | 315288 |
INDEX2016-06ROV03-A | S1 | inactive chimney, Kairei active zone | no data | 920258 | 1140926 |
INDEX2016-06ROV-03-N | S2 | inactive chimney, Kairei inactive zone | no data | 619471 | no data |
INDEX2016-12ROV06-E | S7 | inactive chimney, Kairei active zone | no data | 575095 | 504492 |
Pelagia area | |||||
INDEX2016-17PS plume max | F9 | plume water sample, 3643 m depth | 1.38E +04 ± 8.01E+03 | 897847 | 1044117 |
INDEX2016-16ROV08-B | S3 | sulfide talus | no data | 921885 | 853219 |
INDEX2016-16ROV08-KIPS-B | F6 | hydrothermal diffuse fluid (153 °C) | 3.89E +04 ± 4.29E+03 | 980269 | 966748 |
INDEX2016-16ROV08-E | S5 | active chimney | no data | 637597 | 420015 |
INDEX2016-20ROV10-G | S6 | active chimney | no data | 600895 | 422585 |
INDEX2016-20ROV10-J | S4 | inactive chimney | no data | 717195 | 697248 |
TOTAL | 10297715 | 9592628 |