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Table 1 Carbon fixation rate calculated based on the 13C content of microbial biomass

From: Strategies of chemolithoautotrophs adapting to high temperature and extremely acidic conditions in a shallow hydrothermal ecosystem

Site

Temperature

Carbon fixation rate (μmol L−1 day−1)

13C + 15N

13C + 14N

13C

Average

WV

65 °C

1.43

1.68

1.38

1.50 ± 0.12

45 °C

1.82

2.49

1.87

2.06 ± 0.29

30 °C

1.67

2.04

1.63

1.78 ± 0.17

YV

65 °C

BDL

BDL

BDL

ND

45 °C

0.017

0.012

0.013

0.014 ± 0.002

30 °C

0.054

0.09

0.046

0.063 ± 0.0018

  1. BDL Below detection limit. ND No data, 13C represents substrate NaH13CO3, 15N and 14N represent substrate 15NH4Cl and 14NH4Cl, respectively
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