Number of prokaryotes calculated to be in the unconsolidated subsurface sediments

Value 3.8E+30 Cells Range: Table - link Cells
Organism prokaryote
Reference William B. Whitman,*† David C. Coleman,‡ and William J. Wiebe. Prokaryotes: The unseen majority. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 June 9 95(12): 6579 left column 3rd paragraph and table 3PubMed ID9618454
Comments "Of the 3.8?10^30 prokaryotes calculated to be in the unconsolidated subsurface sediments, 97% or 3.7?10^30 occur at depths shallower than 600 m (Table 3). The estimated number of prokaryotes for deeper sediments is only 0.13?10^30 cells."
Entered by Uri M
ID 108500