Table T3. Rock samples incubated for enrichment cultures and prepared for DNA analysis and electron microscope studies and microspheres evaluated for contamination studies.
| Core | Depth (mbsf) |
Sample type | Enrichment cultures | DNA analysis | SEM/TEM samples | Microspheres* | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaerobic | Aerobic | High pressure |
Wash | Centrifuged | Fixed | Fixed | Air dried |
Exterior | Interior | ||||||
| 187-1164A- | |||||||||||||||
| 2R | 138.5-142.1 | Yes | X† | ||||||||||||
| 187-1164B- | |||||||||||||||
| 2R | 150.4-155.8 | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| 3R | 155.8-160.8 | Breccia with chilled margin | 9 | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| 8R | 188.5-197.5 | Chilled margin | 8 | 3 | X | X | X | ||||||||
| 10R | 206.8-216.1 | Chilled margin | 7 | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Seawater | X | X | |||||||||||||
Notes: SEM = scanning electron microscope; TEM = transmission electron microscopy; * = contamination test; X = samples prepared on board; † = no thin sections were made to examine the interiors of the rocks for microspheres. This table is also available in ASCII format.