Percent of the dry weight of bacteria that is nitrogen
| Range | ~10 % |
|---|---|
| Organism | bacteria |
| Reference | Gerhard Gottschalk, Bacterial Metabolism, Springer Series in Microbiology 1986, chapter 1, Nutrition of Bacteria, p.4 2nd paragraph |
| Comments | "Nitrogen is required in large quantities because it amounts to approximately 10% of the dry weight of bacteria." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 109087 |