Table 3: Correlation coefficients (r) between parameters of dissimilatory sulfate reduction depending on initial density of Desulfovibrio piger Vib-7 bacterial cells.

Parameters Biomass Sulfate Sulfide Lactate Acetate
0.12±0.011 mg/ml
Biomass 1 -0.9822±0.0893 0.9737±0.0875 -0.9743±0.0882 0.972±0.0884
Sulfate -0.9822±0.0893 1 -0.9812±0.0892 0.9878±0.0888 -0.9835±0.0874
Sulfide 0.9737±0.0875 -0.9812±0.0892 1 -0.9981±0.0905 0.9996±0.0909
Lactate -0.9743±0.0882 0.9878±0.0888 -0.9981±0.0905 1 -0.9985±0.0908
Acetate 0.972±0.0884 -0.9835±0.0874 0.9996±0.0909 -0.9985±0.0908 1
0.25±0.024 mg/ml
Biomass 1 -0.9859±0.0896 0.9912±0.0901 -0.9773±0.0888 0.9875±0.0898
Sulfate -0.9859±0.0896 1 -0.9988±0.0908 0.9831±0.0894 -0.9890±0.0899
Sulfide 0.9912±0.0901 -0.9988±0.0908 1 -0.9854±0.0896 0.9920±0.0902
Lactate -0.9773±0.0888 0.9831±0.0894 -0.9854±0.0896 1 -0.9979±0.0907
Acetate 0.9875±0.0898 -0.9890±0.0899 0.9920±0.0902 -0.9979±0.0907 1
0.5±0.048 mg/ml
Biomass 1 -0.9878±0.0898 0.9873±0.0821 -0.9771±0.0835 0.9821±0.0893
Sulfate -0.9878±0.0898 1 -0.9968±0.0906 0.9895±0.0900 -0.9951±0.0905
Sulfide 0.9873±0.0821 -0.9968±0.0906 1 -0.9814±0.0892 0.9925±0.0902
Lactate -0.9771±0.0835 0.9895±0.0900 -0.9814±0.0892 1 -0.9942±0.0904
Acetate 0.9821±0.0893 -0.9951±0.0905 0.9925±0.0902 -0.9942±0.0904 1
1.0±0.096 mg/ml
Biomass 1 -0.9988±0.0908 0.9964±0.0906 -0.9931±-0.0903 0.9898±0.0900
Sulfate -0.9988±0.0908 1 -0.9961±0.0904 0.9930±0.0903 -0.9883±0.0898
Sulfide 0.9964±0.0906 -0.9961±0.0904 1 -0.9922±0.0904 0.9930±0.0901
Lactate -0.9931±0.0903 0.9930±0.0903 -0.9922±0.0904 1 -0.9980±0.0907
Acetate 0.9898±0.0900 -0.9883±0.0898 0.9930±0.0901 -0.9980±0.0907 1

Comments: Statistical significance of the values are means M±m, n = 5.