Total mass and elemental composition
| Range | Table - link |
|---|---|
| Organism | Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference | Heldal, M., Norland, S., Tumyr, O. X-ray microanalytic method for measurement of dry matter and elemental content of individual bacteria. 1985. Appl Environ Microbiol. 50(5):1251-1257 p.1254 table 2PubMed ID3911897 |
| Method | X-ray microanalysis |
| Comments | In Table 2, amounts of sodium, magnesium, phosphorous, sulfur, chlorine, potassium, and calcium in E. coli are listed. These elements together make up 15 to 17% of the total dry matter content of the cells. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 106667 |