SCI: Break out the disinfectant! (Estimate of Bacteria Population)
Doug Bailey (Doug.Bailey@ey.com)
Tue, 25 Aug 1998 9:01:06 -0400
Researchers produce the first scientific estimate of the number
of bacteria on Earth. The tally - 5 x 10^30 bacteria. Anyone know
what the mass is of the average bacterium? That's such a huge number,
I'm wondering how much biomass bacteria as a whole possess.
http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/uga-totbacgr.html