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Number of blood and immune cells distributed throughout the human body Human Homo sapiens ~10^13 cells/body 117350 Jason Cosgrove, Lucie...
Average cytoplasmic ribosome density [MSB=Myojin spiral bacteria, MTB=M. tuberculosis] Microbes MSB 220: MTB 720: E. coli 2,840: Exophiala dermatitidis 1,100: S. cerevisiae 1,950 ribosomes/0.1fL cytoplasm 117349 Hiroyuki Yamada et al....
Total ribosome number and cytoplasmic ribosome density (average±standard deviation) Bacteria Escherichia coli Ribosomes/cell 26,100±4,020: cytoplasmic ribosome density 2,840±120 ribosomes/0.1fL cytoplasm N/A 117348 Hiroyuki Yamada et al....
Volume of different cell compartments (average±standard deviation) obtained from serial ultrathin sectioning [OM=outer membrane, PM=plasma membrane] Bacteria Escherichia coli Whole cell 1.16±0.2: OM 0.02±0 periplasm 0.23±0.07 PM 0.02±0 cytoplasm 0.92±0.16 μm^3 117347 Hiroyuki Yamada et al....
Cell surface area (average±standard deviation) of outer membrane (OM) and plasma membrane (PM) obtained from serial ultrathin sectioning Bacteria Escherichia coli OM 4.31±0.75: PM 3.76±0.69 μm^2 117346 Hiroyuki Yamada et al....
Cell diameter and length (average±standard deviation) obtained from phase contrast microscopy (PCM) Bacteria Escherichia coli Diameter 0.85±0.07: Length 2.85±0.66 μm 117345 Hiroyuki Yamada et al....
Cell diameter and length (average±standard deviation) obtained from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) Bacteria Escherichia coli Diameter 0.49±0.03: Length 1.78±0.54 μm 117344 Hiroyuki Yamada et al....
Cell diameter and length (average±standard deviation) obtained from serial ultrathin sectioning Bacteria Escherichia coli Diameter 0.89±0.06: Length 2.47±0.37 μm 117343 Hiroyuki Yamada et al....
Genome size Chaos chaos 1369 Gbp 117342 Prof Gabriel Dorado,...
Cellular fluorescence signal to target for detection of bacterial contamination (emission range) Bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa ~430 -530 nm 117341 Dartnell LR, Roberts TA...
Cellular fluorescence signal to target for detection of bacterial contamination (emission peak) bacteria 340 nm 117340 Dartnell LR, Roberts TA...
Estimated fraction of hospital patients that develop Healthcare-associated infections (HCAI or HAI) in USA as of 2009 Human Homo sapiens 5 - 10 % of hospital patients 117339 Dartnell LR, Roberts TA...
Number of deaths caused by Healthcare-associated infections (HCAI or HAI) per year in USA as of 2005 Human Homo sapiens 90000 deaths/year 117338 Dartnell LR, Roberts TA...
Estimated number of Healthcare-associated infections (HCAI or HAI) per year in USA as of 2005 Human Homo sapiens 2e+6 HAI cases/year 117337 Dartnell LR, Roberts TA...
Number of active ATP synthases per mitochondrion Algae Ochromonas sp. 1000 - 5000 ATP synthases/mitochondrion 117336 Peyman Fahimi and Ch ́erif...
Number of active ATP synthases per mitochondrion Algae Euglena gracilis 2000 ATP synthases/mitochondrion 117335 Peyman Fahimi and Ch ́erif...
Number of active ATP synthases per mitochondrion Amoeba Proteus 100 ATP synthases/mitochondrion 117334 Peyman Fahimi and Ch ́erif...
Estimated mitochondrial power Algae Ochromonas sp. 0.3 - 1 pW (power/mitochondrion) 117333 Peyman Fahimi and Ch ́erif...
Estimated mitochondrial power Algae Euglena gracilis 0.4 pW (power/mitochondrion) 117332 Peyman Fahimi and Ch ́erif...
Estimated mitochondrial power Amoeba Proteus 0.03 pW (power/mitochondrion) 117331 Peyman Fahimi and Ch ́erif...