Table 3 Prokaryotic cell volumes (VOL), carbon contents (CCC), abundances (PA), biomass (PB) by image analysis and prokaryotic cell abundances (PAC) and high nucleic acid to low nucleic acid ratios (HNA/LNA) by flow cytometry
From: Vertical distribution of the prokaryotic cell size in the Mediterranean Sea
| Â | VOL | CCC | PA | PB | PAC | HNA/LNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
µm3 | fg C cell−1 | Cell × 105 ml−1 | µg C L−1 | Cell × 105 ml−1 |  | |
EPI | ||||||
 Min | 0.045 | 15 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.18 | 0.09 |
 Max | 0.513 | 119 | 28.9 | 73.1 | 37.9 | 2.81 |
 Median | 0.138 | 37 | 7.55 | 25.9 | 4.25 | 0.57 |
 Mean | 0.176 | 46 | 9.75 | 26.2 | 6.25 | 0.64 |
 SD | 0.116 | 26 | 6.2 | 15.7 | 7.08 | 0.43 |
 n | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
MESO | ||||||
 Min | 0.049 | 16 | 0.75 | 1.4 | 0.18 | 0.26 |
 Max | 0.466 | 110 | 8.2 | 35.0 | 7.73 | 3.70 |
 Median | 0.227 | 59 | 3.08 | 12.1 | 1.34 | 1.20 |
 Mean | 0.242 | 61 | 3.26 | 14.3 | 2.09 | 1.32 |
 SD | 0.098 | 22 | 1.97 | 9.8 | 1.96 | 0.93 |
 n | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
BATHY | ||||||
 Min | 0.069 | 20 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.19 | 0.34 |
 Max | 0.566 | 129 | 3.08 | 17.3 | 2.72 | 3.33 |
 Median | 0.217 | 56 | 0.93 | 4.5 | 0.51 | 1.53 |
 Mean | 0.249 | 63 | 1.19 | 6.3 | 0.68 | 1.44 |
 SD | 0.120 | 27 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.52 | 0.74 |
 n | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |