Table 1 Total particles, prokaryotes and virus-like particles counts on 0.2- and 0.02-μm pore size membranes by epifluorescence microscopy
From: Proportion of prokaryotes enumerated as viruses by epifluorescence microscopy
| Sampling station | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I2 | I6 | ||||
| Pore size membranes | Particles type | Number (average ± SD L−1) | % | Number (average ± SD L−1) | % |
| 0.2 μm | Total (DAPI stain) | 4.6 ± 0.3 × 109 | 100 | 3.9 ± 0.2 × 109 | 100 |
| Eubacteria (FISH Eub338 probe stain) | 3.2 ± 0.3 × 109 | 70 | 2.4 ± 0.4 × 109 | 61 | |
| Archaea (FISH Arc915 probe stain) | 3.0 ± 0.1 × 108 | 7 | 3.9 ± 0.04 × 108 | 10 | |
| Non-probe labelled (DAPI stain-probes stain) | 1.1 ± 0.2 × 109 | 23 | 1.2 ± 0.2 × 109 | 29 | |
| 0.02 μm | Total (DAPI stain) | 1.2 ± 0.06 × 1010 | 100 | 1.0 ± 0.09 × 1010 | 100 |
| Eubacteria (FISH Eub338 probe stain) | 2.6 ± 0.6 × 109 | 22 | 7.5 ± 0.2 × 109 | 7 | |
| Archaea (FISH Arc915 probe stain) | 7.8 ± 0.3 × 108 | 6 | 6.1 ± 0.17 × 108 | 6 | |
| Viruses (DAPI stain-probes stain) | 8.5 ± 0.6 × 109 | 72 | 9.0 ± 0.8 × 109 | 87 | |