Table 1 Total bacterial biomass, gram positive:gram negative (GP:GN) and fungal:bacterial ratios according to treatment after 120-day incubation. Biomass is expressed in picomol·kg−1

From: Alive and dead earthworms capture carbon during mineral weathering through different pathways

Treatment

Total PLFA abundance (picomol·kg-1)

GP:GN ratio

Fungal PLFA:bacterial PLFA ratio

B

n.d.

-

-

BP

17,935  ± 752.7b

0.8 ± 0.02a

0.1 ± 0.01a

BPEa

17,585 ± 754.4b

0.8 ± 0.04a

0.1 ± 0.01a

BPEd

20,659 ± 312.8a

0.7 ± 0.04a

0.1 ± 0.01a

  1. Values indicate the mean and the bars the standard error for five independent replicates. Different italic superscript letters indicate statistically significant differences between treatments (P < 0.05). Statistical significance was analysed using a Kruskal–Wallis test followed by a post-hoc Dunn test. B= treatment with basanite; BP = treatment with basanite and pea straw; BPEa = treatment with basanite, pea straw and earthworms added alive; BPEd = treatment with basanite, pea straw and earthworms added dead. N.d. = not detectable.
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