Table 1 Average number of distinct Streptomyces isolates (based on BOX PCR banding patterns) and standard deviation from diluted 0.25 g soil samples across land uses and physiographic provinces.
From: The Prevalence and Distribution of Neurodegenerative Compound-Producing Soil Streptomyces spp.
Agricultural | Undeveloped | Urban | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Appalachian Plateaus | 22.1 ± 8.8 (6) | 14.2 ± 8.6 (6) | 23.3 ± 8.3 (4) | 19.4 ± 9.1 (16) |
Piedmont Province | 22.2 ± 11.4 (5) | 11.8 ± 7.8 (6) | 23.8 ± 6.9 (5) | 18.8 ± 9.9 (16) |
Valley and Ridge | 38.0 ± 1.1 (1) | 14.5 ± 8.8 (4) | 18.0 ± 10.6 (4) | 18.7 ± 11.3 (9) |
Black Belt Prairies | 30.3 ± 8.5 (4) | 13.3 ± 8.3 (3) | 24.3 ± 14.4 (4) | 22.6 ± 12.2 (14) |
Coastal Plains | 20.1 ± 10.3 (7) | 18.9 ± 10.5 (11) | 16.5 ± 5.7 (6) | 18.7 ± 9.3 (25) |
Interior Low Plateau | 27.5 ± 9.9 (4) | 18.3 ± 11.9 (3) | 10.0 ± 0.0 (2) | 20.6 ± 11.2 (9) |
Average | 24.1 ± 10.0 (27) | 15.1 ± 9.2 (33) | 20.0 ± 9.1 (25) |
