Variablea | Image stacks (#)b | Total biovolume (μm3/μm2)b | Mean thickness (μm)b | Roughness coefficientb | Total surface area × 107 (μm2)b | Surface to volume ratio (μm2/μm3)b |
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Time (under 20 % EO 2 ) | ||||||
3d vs. 2d | 10 | Increasec 0.0002 | Increase <0.0001 | Decrease <0.0001 | NSd | Decrease 0.0027 |
6d vs. 2d | 10 | Increase 0.0002 | Increase 0.0002 | Decrease <0.0001 | Decrease <0.0001 | Decrease <0.0001 |
Mucin concentration (3 d under 20 % EO 2 ) | ||||||
2.0X vs. 1X | 10 | Increase 0.0002 | Increase 0.0003 | Decrease 0.0006 | NS | Decrease 0.0018 |
0.5X vs. 1X | 10 | Increase 0.0019 | Increase 0.0007 | Decrease 0.0011 | Increase 0.0290 | NS |
DNA concentration (3 d under 20 % EO 2 ) | ||||||
1.5X vs. 1X | 10 | Decrease <0.0001 | Decrease <0.0001 | Increase <0.0001 | Decrease <0.0001 | Increase <0.0001 |
0.5X vs. 1X | 10 | Decrease <0.0001 | Decrease 0.0002 | Increase 0.0013 | Decrease 0.0008 | Increase 0.0124 |
Oxygen concentration (EO 2 ) e | ||||||
10% vs. 20% | 10 | Increase <0.0001 | Increase <0.0001 | Decrease <0.0001 | Decrease <0.0001 | Decrease <0.0001 |
0% vs. 20% | 10 | Decrease <0.0001 | Decrease <0.0001 | Increase <0.0001 | Decrease 0.0287 | Increase 0.0482 |