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. 1999 May;65(5):2041–2048. doi: 10.1128/aem.65.5.2041-2048.1999

TABLE 1.

Electrokinetic properties of bacterial cells

Strain Electrolyte pH Electrophoretic mobility (μ) (108 m2 V−1 s−1) Zeta potential (ζ) (mV)
VE-C3 0.1 M NaCl 6.5 −1.04 ± 0.04 −13.3 ± 0.49
Seawater 8.0 −0.81 ± 0.03 −10.5 ± 0.35
RAG-1 0.1 M NaCl 6.9 −0.32 ± 0.11 −4.1 ± 1.42
Seawater 7.9 −0.38 ± 0.05 −4.9 ± 0.71