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| Property | Organism | Value | Units | ID | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of microbiota that belong to the phyla Bacteroidetes or Firmicutes | Human Homo sapiens | > 99 | % | 109671 | Rawls, J. F., Mahowald... |
| Generation time in mouse large intestine | Bacteria Escherichia coli | 40-80 | min | 105657 | Peekhaus N, Conway T.... |
| Pie charts of median values of bacterial genera present in fecal samples of African and European children | Human Homo sapiens | Graph - link | % | 111321 | De Filippo C. et al.... |
| Number of species out of 400 to 500 human intestinal microbial species that account for 99% of the total population | Human Homo sapiens | 30 - 40 | species | 117017 | Breitbart M et al., ... |
| Effectiveness of treating obesity | Human Homo sapiens | most treatments (typical maximal weight loss) <10%: obesity surgery (sustained weight loss) ≤50% | % | 117251 | Berthoud HR. The vagus nerve... |
| Normal doubling time in human intestinal tract | Bacteria Escherichia coli | 40 | hours | 102096 | Michael A. Savageau, 1983... |
| Ratio between number of microbial cells and number of animal cells in body | Human Homo sapiens | 10 (outdated, updated value is 1.3, see comments section) | unitless | 102391 | Savage DC. Microbial... |
| Selected data of macroscopic dimensions of intestine | Human Homo sapiens | Table - link | N/A | 111124 | Helander HF, Fändriks... |
| Fraction of bacteria out of faecal solids in persons living on Western diets | Human Homo sapiens | ~55 (equivalent to 18 g of bacterial dry matter) | % | 112838 | G. T. Macfarlane and... |
| Description of the numerically predominant anaerobes that occur in the large intestine | Human Homo sapiens | Table - link | Log10(g dry wt.)^-1 | 112839 | G. T. Macfarlane and... |
| Polysaccharidase and glycosidase activities in different fractions of human faeces | Human Homo sapiens | Table - link | N/A | 112840 | G. T. Macfarlane and... |
| Doubling time in the laboratory | Bacteria Syntrophobacter fumaroxidans | 140 | hours | 115542 | Gibson B, Wilson DJ, Feil E... |
| Average mass of bacterium in stool | Human Homo sapiens | 4.6 | pg | 112998 | Sender R, Fuchs S, Milo... |
| Total dry weight of bacteria in body | Human Homo sapiens | ~50-100 | g | 112999 | Sender R, Fuchs S, Milo... |
| Genome-scale metabolic models of human-related microorganisms and human tissues | Human Homo sapiens | Table - link | N/A | 107408 | Karlsson FH, Nookaew I... |
| First appearance of mammals on the world stage and time when most modern mammalian species arose | Mammals | first appearance ~160Ma: most modern species arose 1.8Ma - present | million years ago (Ma) | 112853 | Ley RE et al., Evolution... |
| Diversity of bacteria in Barrett’s oesophagus | Human Homo sapiens | Firmicutes 55%: Proteobacteria 20%: Bacteroidetes 14%: Fusobacteria 9%: Actinobacteria 2% | % | 112310 | Rubio CA. The Natural... |
| Turnover time of whole squamous epithelial cell lineage | Metazoa animals | ~7.5 | days | 112303 | Karam SM, Lineage commitment... |
| Concentration of planctomycetes (a phylum of aquatic bacteria) in P3 alkaline compartment of hindgut | Termite Cubitermes ugandensis | ≤2.6e+9 | planctomycetes/ml | 104952 | Köhler T, Stingl U, Meuser K... |
| Highest nucleotide substitution rate | Virus Microviridae spp. | >1 | substitution/105 nts/day | 110709 | Minot S, Bryson A, Chehoud C... |