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| Property | Organism | Value | Units | ID | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass of feces excreted daily | Human Homo sapiens | 100 - 200 | g | 112895 | Adrian Lee, 1985, Neglected... |
| Moisture content in feces | Human Homo sapiens | 26 | % | 110960 | Suau A et al., Direct... |
| Number of bacterial cells in feces | Human Homo sapiens | 2.72X10^11±0.1X10^11 cells/g wet weight: 10.6X10^11±0.4X10^11 cells/g dry weight | N/A | 110961 | Suau A et al., Direct... |
| Excretion products in feces | Human Homo sapiens | Table - link | N/A | 102724 | Altman, P.L., and Dittmer... |
| Total microscopic counts in human feces | bacteria | 3.16e+11 (1.01e+11 - 6.3e+11) | organisms/gram wet weight | 108513 | J. van Houte, R. J. Gibbons... |
| Volume of average bacterium in feces | Human Homo sapiens | 1 | μm^3 | 108287 | Cummings JH, Stephen... |
| Percent of human feces that consists of bacteria | bacteria | ~30 | % | 108514 | J. van Houte, R. J. Gibbons... |
| Bulk of animal feces containing wet microbial cells | bacteria | <=40 | % | 102393 | Savage DC. Microbial... |
| Fraction of wet weight of feces that are bacteria | Human Homo sapiens | 75 | % | 112896 | Adrian Lee, 1985, Neglected... |
| Predominant bacterial species isolated from feces | Human Homo sapiens | Table - link | % | 112897 | Adrian Lee, 1985, Neglected... |
| Concentration of methanogenic bacteria in feces | Mammals | swine 10^8: human 10^7: cattle 10^6: rabbit 10^4 | bacteria/g dry weight | 112898 | Sorlini, C., Brusa, T.... |
| Number of bacterial cells in feces according to oligonucleotide probe hybridization | Human Homo sapiens | 7.1e+11 (±0.2e+11) | cells/g dry weight | 110962 | Suau A et al., Direct... |
| Estimated number of viral particles in feces | Human Homo sapiens | ≥1E+9 | virus-like particles/gram | 110707 | Minot S, Bryson A, Chehoud C... |
| Concentration of anaerobic heterotrophic bacteria in feces | Mammals | human 10^11: swine 10^11: cattle 10^11: rabbit 10^10 | bacteria/g dry weight | 112899 | Sorlini, C., Brusa, T.... |
| Number of bacteria in orogastrointestinal tract (oral cavity and feces) | Human Homo sapiens | dental plaque ~10^11bacteria/g: saliva 10^8–10^9bacteria/mL: feces 10^11–10^12bacteria/g | N/A | 112857 | Dueñas M et al., Studies... |
| Percent of nutrient energy intake lost in feces | Human Homo sapiens | 4 | % | 103269 | Rolfe DF, Brown GC. Cellular... |
| Ratio between Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes (F/B ratio) in feces of European and African children | bacteria | European 2.8±0.06 African 0.47±0.05 | unitless | 111695 | De Filippo C. et al.... |
| Water balance for reference man | Human Homo sapiens | Table - link | ml/day | 110332 | Snyder WS, Cook MJ, Nasset ES... |
| Population structure of the uncultured fecal viral community as determined by mathematical modeling | Human Homo sapiens | Table - link | N/A | 117018 | Breitbart M et al., ... |
| Viral concentration in gut | Human Homo sapiens | ≤10^8 | viral particles/gram feces | 117013 | Fortier LC, Sekulovic... |