Table 1 Improvement in the energy-usage efficiency (ΔEUE) calculated as changes in the average ATP-usage per single transport cycle
Domains of life | Bacteria | Archaea | Primitive eukaryotes | Algae and plants | Fungi | Animals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bacteria | 0 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Archaea | −0.03 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Primitive eukaryotes | −0.16 | − 0.14 | 0 |  |  |  |
Algae and plants | −0.27 | −0.25 | − 0.11 | 0 |  |  |
Fungi | −0.30 | −0.27 | − 0.13 | −0.02 | 0 |  |
Animals | −0.49 | −0.46 | − 0.32 | −0.21 | − 0.19 | 0 |