Table 2 Average rate of cumulative respiration (CR) during the incubation period expressed as the % relative to the control soil; BR (mg O2 h −1 kg −1 dry soil), GIR (mg O2 h −1 kg −1 dry soil), and Q R
From: Effects of the biogenic gold nanoparticles on microbial community structure and activities
Parameter | Concentration of the biogenic gold nanoparticles (mg kg−1) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 33 | |
% CR | 100.0 | 103.3 | 108.1 | 110.0 | 111.2 | 112.4 |
BR | 1.34 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.38 | 1.41 |
GIR | 7.65 | 7.76 | 7.70 | 7.82 | 7.26 | 6.71 |
Q R | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.21 |