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| Property | Organism | Value | Units | ID | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed of generally slow cells at 5ppm copper concentration | Tetrahymena thermophila | 250 (±30 220 - 280) | µm/sec | 111434 | Benjamin Bower, Sarah Fisher... |
| Speed of generally fast cells at 5ppm copper concentration | Tetrahymena thermophila | 350 (±40) | µm/sec | 111435 | Benjamin Bower, Sarah Fisher... |
| Concentration of freshwater ciliates in warm summers | Ciliate spp. | Euplotes daidaleos ≤2,500: Halteria viridis ≤700 | cells/ml | 114555 | Esteban GF, Fenchel T... |
| Cell volume | Budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae | 7.3 (±3) | µm^3 | 114949 | Haddad SA, Lindegren... |
| Cell volume | Bacteria Rickettsia prowazekii | 0.09 | µm^3 | 114934 | Pang H, Winkler HH.The... |
| Dimensions (assuming cell shape to be a prolate ellipsoid) | Tetrahymena thermophila | a=0.25µm: b=0.1µm | µm | 114966 | Jauker F, Lades S, Nowack... |
| Swimming rate | Tetrahymena thermophila | 247 (Table - link) | µm/sec | 111429 | Goodenough UW. Motile... |
| Number of algae (Chlorogonium sp.) in a single cell | Ciliate Histiobalantium natans | ≤90 | algae/cell | 114556 | G.F. Esteban, K.J. Clarke... |
| Number of Symbiodinium cells within a M. dinoferus cell | Ciliate Maristentor dinoferus | 500 - 800 | Symbiodinium cells/M. dinoferus cell | 114540 | Esteban GF, Fenchel T... |
| When deprived of food M. rubrum can multiply for | Ciliate Mesodinium rubrum | 3 - 4 | generations | 114544 | Esteban GF, Fenchel T... |
| Time it takes a cell deprived of light and food to digest all its green endosymbionts | Ciliate Paramecium bursaria | ≤2 | months | 114549 | Esteban GF, Fenchel T... |
| Total energy expenditure and swimming power (Ps) | Ciliate Paramecium caudatum | total expenditure 4.02e–6 swimming power 2.84e–6 | J/hour | 110788 | Katsu-Kimura Y, Nakaya F... |
| Fraction of energy used for swimming | Ciliate Paramecium caudatum | ~70 | % | 110784 | Katsu-Kimura Y, Nakaya F... |
| Power of swimming (mechanical work done per unit time) | Ciliate Paramecium caudatum | 3.4e-9 (0.004–0.09% of total energy expenditure) | J/hour | 110783 | Katsu-Kimura Y, Nakaya F... |
| Length and number of cilia | Ciliate Paramecium spp. | length 100µm - 300µm: number of cilia 5,000 - 6,000 | N/A | 112283 | Martinac B, Saimi Y,... |
| Number of Chlorella cells that can be harboured in the cytoplasm | Ciliate peritrich Ophrydium versatile | >1,200 | Chlorella cells/cytoplasm | 114548 | Esteban GF, Fenchel T... |
| Standard metabolic rate (SMR) of a single cell | Ciliate Paramecium caudatum | 1.18E-06 | J/hour | 110787 | Katsu-Kimura Y, Nakaya F... |
| Area of protein-protein interaction surface in ribosomal subunits | Tetrahymena thermophila | 40S subunit ~25,000Å^2: 30S subunit ~6,500Å^2 | Å^2 | 111937 | Rabl J, Leibundgut M... |
| Number of genes (one of the gene-richest organisms) | Ciliate Paramecium tetraurelia | 40000 (Table - link) | unitless | 105796 | Aury JM, et al., Global... |
| Ratio of oxygen consumption rate per cell with stirring to that without stirring | Ciliate Paramecium caudatum | 0.97 (±0.56) | unitless | 110785 | Katsu-Kimura Y, Nakaya F... |