Table 1.

Amount and diameter of electron light bodies per cell in different growth phases as observed with transmission electron microscopy of chemically fixed cells.

Growth phase	Amount of electron light bodies per cell area (1/μm2)a	Diameter of electron light bodies (nm)b
Exponential	8 ± 8	48 ± 15
End transition phase 1	51 ± 19	84 ± 27
End transition phase 2	44 ± 13	96 ± 35

^aAnalysis performed on 50 cells.

^bAnalysis performed on 50 electron light bodies.