| Range |
1.5 to 4.4 Table - link μm^3
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| Organism |
Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference |
Volkmer B, Heinemann M (2011) Condition-Dependent Cell Volume and Concentration of Escherichia coli to Facilitate Data Conversion for Systems Biology Modeling. PLoS ONE 6(7): e23126. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0023126 p.2 table 1PubMed ID21829590
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| Method |
The average cell size was determined from microscopic images
of cells taken directly from steady state cultures. To facilitate image
analysis researchers used fluorescence microscopy and cells expressing GFP
from a plasmid under the control of the pykF promoter, allowing
precise software-based measurement of both the long and short
axis of the cells. The cell volume was calculated by approximating
the cell shape as a cylinder capped by two half-spheres as done previously. |
| Comments |
Table also has data for cells grown under stress conditions and different dilution rates. E. coli K-12 strain BW25113. Tests with the strain MG1655 on a few selected conditions revealed comparable results. Table uses fl (femtoliter) which equals µm^3. Value of 1.5µm^3 for starved cell |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
106577 |