Table 2 Relationship between genome size, cell size and the range of environments an ASV can inhabit

From: Cross-continental soil prokaryotic traits driven by precipitation regime and land cover

 

Genome size (n = 9084)

Cell diameter (n = 9815)

Cell length (n = 9388)

Maximum geographical distance

0.063 ***

0.059 ***

0.028 *

Maximum difference in environmental conditions (Gower distance)

0.062 ***

0.058 ***

0.031 *

Number of samples in which ASV occurred

0.065 ***

0.061 ***

0.029 *

  1. Maximum difference in environmental conditions was the maximum Gower distance (based on non-colinear environmental variables) where an ASV was found. Spearman correlation coefficients are shown. * P < 0.05 ** P < 0.01 *** P < 0.001. ASV = amplicon sequence variant.
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