Table 2 Cell size and density of major taxa
From: Spatial organization of the kelp microbiome at micron scales
Taxon | Cell area μm2 (SD) | Tatoosh tip (old) cell count (SD) | Tatoosh tip (old) cells/cm2 | Tatoosh base (young) cell count (SD) | Tatoosh base (young) cells/cm2 | Squaxin cell count (SD) | Squaxin cells/cm2 | Ratio tip: base | Ratio tip: Squaxin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Granulosicoccus | 0.60 (0.16) | 2921.2 (1853.5) | 6.47 × 106 | 24.9 (29.9) | 5.50 × 104 | 15.3 (17.5) | 3.38 × 104 | 118 | 192 |
Verrucomicrobia + Planctomycetes | 0.53 (0.08) | 2449.9 (1174.0) | 5.42 × 106 | 5.4 (9.2) | 1.18 × 104 | 13.4 (16.0) | 2.96 × 104 | 458 | 183 |
Alphaproteobacteria | 0.30 (0.10) | 2879.0 (1783.1) | 6.37 × 106 | 10.0 (20.4) | 2.21 × 104 | 54.7 (85.7) | 1.21 × 105 | 288 | 53 |
Bacteroidetes | 1.62 (0.50) | 1645.4 (982.6) | 3.64 × 106 | 10.5 (21.3) | 2.31 × 104 | 6.3 (13.3) | 1.38 × 104 | 157 | 263 |
Four major taxa | NA | 9813.2 (4058.7) | 2.17 × 107 | 50.7 (49.1) | 1.12 × 105 | 89.6 (121.0) | 1.98 × 105 | 194 | 110 |