| ID | 103905 |
| Property |
Total weight of one E. coli B/r cell in exponential phase on glucose medium, mass doubling time of 40 min
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| Organism |
Bacteria Escherichia coli
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| Value |
0.95
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| Units |
pg
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| Reference |
Neidhardt F.C. Escherichia coli and Salmonella: Cellular and Molecular Biology. Vol 1. pp. 14, ASM Press 1996. table link
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| Primary Source |
Additional ref - Physiology of the Bacterial Cell. Neidhardt F. C., Ingraham J.L., Schaechter M. Sinauer Associates Inc. 1990.
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| Method |
The total dry weight per cell is 2.8e-13 g The water content, assuming that 70% of the cell is water (ref 3) is 6.7e-13g The total weight of one cell is 9.5e-13g. see comment c under table
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| Comments |
Table gives general information on quantities of macromolecules per cell
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| Entered By |
Uri M
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| Date Added |
Apr 20, 2009 4:37 PM
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| Date Edited |
May 29, 2009 5:04 AM
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| Version |
6
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| Permalink |
http://bionumbers.hms.harvard.edu//bionumber.aspx?id=103905&ver=6
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