Table 1 Relationships between Total [Fe], [Fe´], cellular Fe and P concentration, specific growth rate (µ) and relative growth rate (µ/µmax). Values in parentheses represent standard deviation

From: Iron requirements and uptake strategies of the globally abundant marine ammonia-oxidising archaeon, Nitrosopumilus maritimus SCM1

[Fe] (nmol L−1)

[Fe´] (pmol L−1)

Fe (pmol cell−1)

P (pmol cell−1)

Fe:P (mmol mol−1)

µ (d−1)

µ/µmax

200

200

   

0

0

250

250

   

0.13 (±0.05)

0.27 (±0.02)

300

300

5.0 × 10−6 (±4.3 × 10−6)

5.5 × 10−4 (±1 × 10−4)

11.4 (±4.7)

0.41 (±0.05)

0.81 (±0.09)

550

550

6.5 × 10−6 (±1.3 × 10−6)

3.3 × 10−4 (±5.4 × 10−5)

18.8 (±3.2)

0.47 (±0.02)

0.93 (±0.05)

1050

1050

1.1 × 10−4 (±4.2 × 10−5)

2.6 × 10−3 (±1.2 × 10−4)

39.3 (±11.8)

0.50 (±0.01)

0.99 (±0.09)

7550

7550

0.78 (±0.07)

3.93 (±0.05)

199.95 (±4.9)

0.51 (±0.01)

1 (±0.02)