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pH values for optimal microbial growth Microbes 6.5 - 7.0 (most continue to grow between 4.0 - 9.5) pH units 113556 Jessica Elizabeth T,...
MIC (Minimum inhibitory concentration) of clove plant (Eugenia caryophyllata) leaf oil Bacteria Bacillus cereus 39 µg/ml 113557 Jessica Elizabeth T,...
Number of intestinal microbe species Human Homo sapiens 400 - 500 microbial species 117016 Breitbart M 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., ...
Genome size Bacteria Streptomyces avermitilis 8.7e+6 bp 104467 Omura S et al Genome...
Comparison of Escherichia coli with other industrial strains for biofuel synthesis Microbes Table - link N/A 113399 Wang C, Pfleger BF, Kim...
Concentration of bacteria Sponges phylum Porifera bacteriosponges 10^8-10^10: low-microbial-abundance sponges (as natural sea water) 10^5-10^6 bacteria/gram of sponge wet weight 113277 Hentschel, U., Usher...
Maximal culture density Various 1.6-20.5 g/L 104940 Puskeiler R, Kaufmann K...
Fraction of primary productivity in stable ecosystems consumed by bacteria Biosphere >=90 % 105784 Makarieva AM, Gorshkov VG...
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., ...
Percent of proteases out of total enzyme market Generic 60 % 105665 Banerjee UC, Sani RK...
Water content by mass Bacteria Escherichia coli 74 % 105482 Masamichi Kamihira, Masayuki...
Fraction of energy budget of microbial cell devoted to DNA replication during growth Unspecified 2 % 105777 Lane N, Martin W. The...
Fraction of total energy budget of cell devoted to protein synthesis Unspecified 75 % 105778 Lane N, Martin W. The...
Reported number of yeast species as of 1998 Yeast >700 (belonging to 100 genera) species 111636 Fonseca G. G., Gombert A. K....
Fraction of prokaryotes in oceanic surface waters killed daily by viruses Biosphere 20 to 40 % 106625 Suttle CA. Marine vi...
Fraction of microbial biomass in the ocean killed daily by viruses Biosphere 20 % 105604 Suttle CA. Marine vi...
Cell diameter and length (average±standard deviation) obtained from phase contrast microscopy (PCM) Bacteria Escherichia coli Diameter 0.85±0.07: Length 2.85±0.66 μm 117345 Hiroyuki Yamada et al....
Cell surface area (average±standard deviation) of outer membrane (OM) and plasma membrane (PM) obtained from serial ultrathin sectioning Bacteria Escherichia coli OM 4.31±0.75: PM 3.76±0.69 μm^2 117346 Hiroyuki Yamada et al....
Cell diameter and length (average±standard deviation) obtained from serial ultrathin sectioning Bacteria Escherichia coli Diameter 0.89±0.06: Length 2.47±0.37 μm 117343 Hiroyuki Yamada et al....