Percent of human feces that consists of bacteria
| Range | ~30 % |
|---|---|
| Organism | bacteria |
| Reference | J. van Houte, R. J. Gibbons, Studies of the cultivable flora of normal human feces, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 1966, Volume 32, Issue 1, pp 212-222 p.220 top paragraph |
| Comments | " [researchers'] mean count of 3.16 × 10^11 would indicate that approximately 30% of human feces consists of bacteria. Comparable concentrations of bacteria have been found in dental plaque and gingival crevice debris (Gibbons et al., 1964 Socransky et al., 1963)." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 108514 |