| Value |
4.9
µm^2
Range: Table - link µm^2
|
| Organism |
Bacteria Salmonella typhimurium |
| Reference |
Nikaido Hiroshi, Outer membrane, ch. 5 in Neidhardt F.C. Escherichia coli and Salmonella: Cellular and Molecular Biology. Vol 1, ASM Press 1996. table 1 |
| Primary Source |
Smit J, Kamio Y, Nikaido H. Outer membrane of Salmonella typhimurium: chemical analysis and freeze-fracture studies with lipopolysaccharide mutants. J Bacteriol. 1975 Nov124(2):942-58.PubMed ID1102538
|
| Method |
(primary source) electron microscopy. Calculated from 242×10^5 fatty acyl chains/cell and a cross section of 0.202nm^2 for each: 242×10^5×0.202nm^2=4.89µm^2 |
| Comments |
See note under table |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
105860 |