E. coli Question

[Gary]

Hey folks,

Does anyone have an approximation of how much dry cell weight would be
contained in a wet cell pellet of E. coli??

I know this should be determined empirically, but surely someone who
works with E. coli regularly should have an idea.

Would it be 50% of the weight = dry cell mass (or another percentage)?

So some detail

E.coli K12 (37C, 220rpm) overnight, saturated culture

Spin down, discard media, aspirate off any remaining.

Thanks for the tips!!

Gary