A First Analysis of Metallome Biosignatures of Hyperthermophilic Archaea

Figure 2

Results from the NM (no metal) lysis experiments. Metals are placed in order of decreasing concentrations measured for aerobic E. coli (a). Metal concentrations for E. coli anaerobic Ec (an) and P. furiosus Pf are plotted relative to the order of the E. coli (a) values. Panels (B), (C), and (D) show the metal concentrations measured for each lysis technique, for each microorganism. The values from all three lysis methods were then averaged and used to calculate ±1σ error bars, which are shown in panel A. Symbols for the lysis methods (below panel (D)) are the same for all cells: U, ultrasonication; F, freeze-thaw; BB, bead beating.