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Table 2 Abundance of phosphate solubilizing bacteria in soil samples from agricultural plots under no-till management in Argentina

From: Abundance and ribotypes of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria in Argentinean agricultural soils under no-till management

Geographic site

Month of sampling in study year (2010)

Agricultural treatment

NE

GAP

BAP

CHB

TBNBRIPa

PSBb

CHB

TBNBRIPa

PSBb

CHB

TBNBRIPa

PSBb

Bengolea

February

6.02 ± 0.12

5.95 ± 0.23 (75.56) a

3.62 ± 0.23 (0.59)

6.01 ± 0.08

5.72 ± 0.03 (53.63) b

3.64 ± 0.07 (0.83)

5.80 ± 0.13

5.70 ± 0.15(83.48) b

3.71 ± 0.18 (1.03)

September

6.14 ± 0.07

5.92 ± 0.01 (61.23)

3.69 ± 0.10 (0.60)

5.98 ± 0.01

5.89 ± 0.04 (52.42)

3.67 ± 0.18 (0.62)

6.13 ± 0.00

5.68 ± 0.05 (50.99)

3.72 ± 0.11 (1.18)

Monte Buey

February

6.21 ± 0.29

5.75 ± 0.06 (58.50) b

3.69 ± 0.17 (0.70) d,e

6.00 ± 0.13

5.65 ± 0.07 (43.51) b

3.89 ± 0.14 (1.76) d

6.03 ± 0.14

5.70 ± 0.06 (54.99) b

3.58 ± 0.03 (1.47) e

September

6.09 ± 0.03

5.88 ± 0.04 (62.89)

3.77 ± 0.13 (0.81)

6.05 ± 0.02

5.88 ± 0.05 (67.82)

3.90 ± 0.10 (1.03)

5.99 ± 0.01

5.70 ± 0.11 (52.91)

3.94 ± 0.04 (1.52)

Pergamino

February

5.96 ± 0.11

6.02 ± 0.05 (80.50) a

3.82 ± 0.10 (0.06)

6.07 ± 0.13

5.94 ± 0.04 (69.31) a

3.74 ± 0.15 (0.65)

6.16 ± 0.02

5.89 ± 0.14 (51.14) a

3.68 ± 0.30 (0.77)

September

6.12 ± 0.07

6.01 ± 0.01 (80.57)

3.79 ± 0.12 (0.60) d,e

6.15 ± 0.00

5.89 ± 0.04 (56.13)

3.91 ± 0.08 (1.04) d

6.04 ± 0.13

5.83 ± 0.04 (65.14)

3.62 ± 0.14 (0.63) e

Viale

February

6.07 ± 0.10

5.57 ± 0.08 (36.50) c

3.82 ± 0.18 (0.13)

5.88 ± 0.10

5.42 ± 0.11 (35.42) c

3.47 ± 0.19 (1.30)

6.00 ± 0.14

5.55 ± 0.02 (42.00) c

3.62 ± 0.04 (0.1)

September

6.12 ± 0.02

6.01 ± 0.01 (77.77)

3.73 ± 0.11 (0.52)

6.08 ± 0.06

6.03 ± 0.22 (94.64)

3.86 ± 0.09 (0.75)

6.16 ± 0.07

5.87 ± 0.07 (53.17)

3.83 ± 0.10 (0.95)

  1. Values are expressed in log CFU/g dry soil and correspond to averages (n =3 replicate platings per site and per treatment) ± standard deviation (SD). Values followed by different lowercase letters are significantly different statistically (P <0.05) in terms of average CFUs for the comparison of TBNBRIP counts from February samples among sampling sites (a, b, c) and for the comparison of PSB counts among cropping practice for Monte Buey in February and Pergamino on September (d, e). Otherwise, there were no significant statistical differences
  2. CHB, Culturable heterotrophic bacteria; TBNBRIP, total bacteria in NBRIP medium; PSB, phosphate-solubilizing bacteria
  3. aThe percentage of TBNBRIP in relation to CHB is given in parenthesis
  4. bThe percentage of PSB in relation to TBNBRIP is given in parenthesis