Mean microbial cell volume in deep old marine sediments
| Value | 0.042 μm^3 |
|---|---|
| Organism | Microbes |
| Reference | Braun S et al., Size and Carbon Content of Sub-seafloor Microbial Cells at Landsort Deep, Baltic Sea. Front Microbiol. 2016 Aug 31 7: 1375. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01375 p.10 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID27630628 |
| Primary Source | Kallmeyer, J., Pockalny, R., Adhikari, R. R., Smith, D. C., and D'Hondt, S. (2012). Global distribution of microbial abundance and biomass in subseafloor sediment. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 109, 16213–16216. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1203849109PubMed ID22927371 |
| Comments | P.10 left column bottom paragraph: "The mean cell volumes in sediments at Landsort Deep are 0.007– 0.095μm^3, which is up to an order of magnitude lower than those reported for microbes in fresh water lakes or energy-rich coastal waters and are closer to those from the oligotrophic open ocean (Børsheim, 1990). The volumes are similar to the mean cell volume of 0.042μm^3 in deep old marine sediments determined by Kallmeyer et al. (primary source)." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 115532 |