| Range |
0.1-3.5 μm^3
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| Organism |
Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference |
Loferer-Krössbacher, M., Klima, J., Psenner, R. Determination of bacterial cell dry mass by transmission electron microscopy and densitometric image analysis. 1998. Appl Environ Microbiol. 64(2). pp.688-94. abstractPubMed ID9464409
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| Method |
Transmission electron microscopy and densitometric image analysis. The following formula was used to calculate V from the length (l) and width (w) of the cells: V = [(w^2×p /4)×(l - w)] + (p×w^3/6) w=width, l=length |
| Comments |
Measured at different growth stages. n=678. See BNID 100004, 101788, 104825 |
| Entered by |
Ron Milo, Paul Jorgensen, Mike Springer |
| ID |
100003 |