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. 2021 Jul 26;65(2):381–392. doi: 10.1042/EBC20200135

Table 1. Cell composition, cell volume, weight, and cellular energetics of V. natriegens.

Elemental composition C1.000H1.770O0.607N0.153P0.015S0.003 [16]
Carbon content per biomass 450 gC kgCDW−1 [16]
Cell volume
Exponentially growing cells
Stationary phase cells
3.50 µm3 cell−1
0.93 µm3 cell−1
[17]
Cell weight
Exponentially growing cells
Stationary phase cells
850 fg cell−1
145 fg cell−1
[17]
Biomass composition
Protein
RNA
Lipids
Glycogen
(During exponential growth)
47%
29%
7%
3%
[18]
Cellular energeticsIntracellular ATP poolAdenylate energy charge (AEC) (During exponential growth)5–8 µmol gCDW−1≥0.9 [22]
Ribosomes per cell (at µ= 2.78 h−1) 115 000 [55]