Number of bacteria cells in human body
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| Value | 1e+14 unitless |
|---|---|
| Organism | Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference | Savage DC. Microbial ecology of the gastrointestinal tract. Annu Rev Microbiol. 1977 31:pp. 107PubMed ID334036 |
| Comments | The overwhelming majority in the gut. Taking weight of one bacterial cell as 10^-12 g, total bacterial weight in a human is on the order of 0.1-1 kg. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 102392 |