Table 3: Mean Values of Selected PLFAs Expressed as Mol% in Different Soil Profiles. Significant Differences Between the Groups in Tukey's B Test are Indicated by Letters
|
|
n |
Gram Positive PLFA (Mol%) |
Gram Negative PLFA (Mol%) |
|
Depth (m) |
|
i15:0 |
i16:0 |
i17:0 |
a15:0 |
16:1ω5 |
cy17:0 |
18:1ω7 |
cy19:0 |
| Contaminated |
0-2.5 |
5 |
4 +/- 0.3 |
2 +/- 0.1 |
1 +/- 0.2 |
5 +/- 0.9a
|
3 +/- 1.7 |
7 +/-1.1b |
13 +/-5.7ab |
5+/- 0.8 |
|
3.0-7.0 |
6 |
7 +/- 2.8 |
2 +/- 0.5 |
1 +/- 0.3 |
13 +/- 2.3b
|
2 +/- 0.8 |
2 +/- 1.3a |
6 +/- 3.8a |
1+/- 0.8 |
| Clean |
0-2.0 |
2 |
5 +/-0.3 |
2 +/- 0.1 |
1 +/- 0.1 |
4 +/- 0.2a
|
1 +/- 0.9 |
4 +/- 0.2a |
7 +/- 1.4a |
10+/- 3.6 |
|
3.0-5.0 |
2 |
3 +/-0.8 |
2 +/- 0.5 |
1 +/- 1.2 |
3 +/- 1.4a
|
8 +/- 8.2 |
8 +/- 3.4b |
31+/- 28.8b |
3+/- 0.4 |