Fig. 2: Characteristics of the diatom co-culture in the absence or presence of the fungal microparasite.
From: Fungal parasitism on diatoms alters formation and bio–physical properties of sinking aggregates
Diatom abundances and infection prevalence in the non-infected (a) and fungal-infected culture (b), c chlorophyll a, as well as d TEP and e CSP concentrations, monitored over nine days. Stacked bars a, b display mean values (bar height) with triplicate data points (circles) and standard deviations (error bars). Data in c–e are shown as single data points, while lines connect mean values for consecutive time points (symbols for mean values are not displayed). P-values, shown in the upper right corner of each graph, indicate statistically significant differences between the entire time series of each parameter in both treatments (GLMM). Statistically significant differences between treatments at single time points are indicated with asterisks (*P < 0.05, ***P < 0.001). a–e N = 3 incubation flasks. c–e Blue and red items represent data from the non-infected and infected cultures, respectively. TEP Transparent Exopolymer Particles, CSP Coomassie Blue Stainable Particles, XG equ. Xanthan Gum equivalents, BSA equ. Bovine Serum Albumin equivalents.
