TABLE 1.
Dimensions for “Chlorochromatium aggregatum,” pure-culture “Chlorobium chlorochromatii,” and their respective chlorosomes
| Object | Dimensions
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| Length (μm) | Width (μm) | Surface (μm2) | Volume (μm3) | Cross section (μm2) | |
| “Chlorochromatium aggregatum” | 5.2 ± 1.0 | 2.5 ± 0.2 | 40.8 | 21.4 | |
| Epibiont (in symbiotic state) | 2.05 ± 0.5 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 4.80 | 0.79 | |
| “Chlorobium chlorochromatii” | 1.2 ± 0.6 | 0.6 ± 0.05 | 2.30 | 0.29 | |
| Central bacterium | 2.9 ± 0.6 | 0.63 ± 0.06 | 5.71 | 0.60 | |
| Chlorosomes of “Chlorochromatium aggregatum” | 0.139 ± 0.041 | 0.053 ± 0.010 | 0.00027 | 0.023 | |
| Chlorosomes of “Chlorobium chlorochromatii” | 0.133 ± 0.040 | 0.060 ± 0.011 | 0.00032 | 0.025 | |