Values of the Thiotaurine: (thiotaurine+hypotaurine) ratio in symbiont-containing tissues of three hydrothermal-vent species before and after 25 min incubation with sulphide (Na2S) or thiosulphate(Na2S2O3)
| . | Thiotaurine: (thiotaurine+hypotaurine) . | . | . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | C. magnifica . | B. thermophilus . | R. pachyptila . | ||
| . | N=6 . | N=5 . | N=4 . | ||
| T0 | 0.83 (0.69-0.90) | 0.51 (0.41-0.73) | 0.38 (0.03-0.53) | ||
| Na2S | |||||
| 0 | 0.89 (0.84-0.92) | 0.52 (0.41-0.75) | 0.50 (0.07-0.68) | ||
| 0.25 mmol 1−1 | 0.93 (0.89-0.96) | 0.73 (0.61-0.83) | 0.79 (0.39-0.96) | ||
| 0.5 mmol 1−1 | 0.93 (0.87-0.96) | 0.68 (0.56-0.76) | 0.78 (0.31-0.97) | ||
| 1 mmol 1−1 | 0.94 (0.88-0.97) | 0.42 (0.12-0.53) | 0.89 (0.64-0.99) | ||
| Na2S2O3 (1 mmol 1−1) | 0.88 (0.81-0.97) | 0.66 (0.56-0.77) | 0.51 (0.11-0.68) | ||
| . | Thiotaurine: (thiotaurine+hypotaurine) . | . | . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | C. magnifica . | B. thermophilus . | R. pachyptila . | ||
| . | N=6 . | N=5 . | N=4 . | ||
| T0 | 0.83 (0.69-0.90) | 0.51 (0.41-0.73) | 0.38 (0.03-0.53) | ||
| Na2S | |||||
| 0 | 0.89 (0.84-0.92) | 0.52 (0.41-0.75) | 0.50 (0.07-0.68) | ||
| 0.25 mmol 1−1 | 0.93 (0.89-0.96) | 0.73 (0.61-0.83) | 0.79 (0.39-0.96) | ||
| 0.5 mmol 1−1 | 0.93 (0.87-0.96) | 0.68 (0.56-0.76) | 0.78 (0.31-0.97) | ||
| 1 mmol 1−1 | 0.94 (0.88-0.97) | 0.42 (0.12-0.53) | 0.89 (0.64-0.99) | ||
| Na2S2O3 (1 mmol 1−1) | 0.88 (0.81-0.97) | 0.66 (0.56-0.77) | 0.51 (0.11-0.68) | ||
T0, before incubation.
Values are means (range in parentheses).