| Ratio of archaeal to bacterialaamoA | Ratio of archaealbamoA to archaeal 16Sc | ||
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Province | Range | Average (±SD) d | Range | Average (±SD) d |
Sonoran | 0.073–257.995 | 54.733 ± 83.924 | 5.0 × 10-5–1.0 × 10-1 | 3.9 ± 6.8 × 10-2 |
Chihuahuan | 0.020–15.844 | 3.459 ± 5.165 | 6.9 × 10-4–2.6 × 10-1 | 6.8 ± 9.9 × 10-2 |
Colorado Plateau | 0.003–12.664 | 1.279 ± 3.794 | 2.6 × 10-5–7.4 × 10-1 | 7.4 ± 23.2 × 10-2 |
Great Basin | 0.003–0.009 | 0.006 ± 0.003 | 9.9 × 10-6–7.0 × 10-4 | 2.5 ± 3.9 × 10-4 |
All deserts | 0.003–257.995 | 19.510 ± 53.405 | 9.9 × 10-6–7.4 × 10-1 | 5.3 ± 14.8 × 10-2 |