BACTERIAL DRY-MATTER CONTENT AND BIOMASS ESTIMATIONS
BACTERIAL DRY-MATTER CONTENT AND BIOMASS ESTIMATIONS
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DOI:
10.1128/aem.48.4.755-757.1984
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
DUNDAS, I
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作者:
BRATBAK, G;DUNDAS, I
Approximately 20% dry-matter content appears to be an accepted standard value for bacterial cells. The dry-matter content of bacteria may be more than twice as high as generally assumed. The main reason for the low estimates seems to be that proper corrections for intercellular water were not made when estimating the wet weight of the cells. Using 3 different bacterial strains, a dry-matter content of cells ranging from 31-57% was obtained, suggesting that the accepted standard value is much too low and that it is far from standard. To convert bacterial biovolume into biomass (C content), it is suggested that 0.22 g of C cm-3 should be used as a conversion factor.