| Range |
~8.4 µm^3
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| Organism |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| Reference |
Signore A, D'Alessandria C, Lazzeri E, Dierckx R. Can we produce an image of bacteria using radiopharmaceuticals? European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 2008. Jun35(6):1051-5. p.1053 left column top paragraphPubMed ID18398606
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| Comments |
"Bacteria volume and mass are more difficult to
calculate and vary according to shape and size of bacteria.
For example,
Staphylococcus aureus
has an average
volume of about 1.76µm^3
(0.5–1µm cell diameter) while
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
has a volume of about 8.4µm^3
(2–4µm in length and 0.2–0.5µm in width)." This volume corresponds to a length of 2-4µm and a width of 0.2-0.5µm. Better reference needed |
| Entered by |
Phil Mongiovi |
| ID |
101691 |