Table 1 Characteristics of S. 8806 cells cultivated under different pCO

From: High pCO2-induced exopolysaccharide-rich ballasted aggregates of planktonic cyanobacteria could explain Paleoproterozoic carbon burial

S. 8806 culture (pCO2 bar)

Cell diameter

SGR

Chl a

PC

PAL control (4 × 10−4)

2.26 ± 0.41

0.48 ± 0.12

14.8 ± 2.7

42.2 ± 15.4

Low Paleoproterozoic (0.05)

2.28 ± 0.17

0.56 ± 0.02

23.5 ± 3.5

113.0 ± 26.9

High Paleoproterozoic (0.15)

2.36 ± 0.57

0.45 ± 0.08

26.4 ± 3.9

140.4 ± 35.7

  1. Cell diameter (μm), specific growth rate (SGR, d−1), chlorophyll a (Chl a), and phycocyanin (PC) cell content (μg mg−1 soluble protein) of S. 8806 cultures cultivated under different pCO2. The range given is ±s.d., with n = 12 for cell diameter, n = 4 for SGR, and n = 3 for Chl a and PC.
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