• Question: what is the smallest microbe in size and diameter?

    Asked by ata10 to MarkF, Mark, Michael, Panos, Sarah on 20 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Panos Soultanas

      Panos Soultanas answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      Have a look at

      http://bbruner.org/mic_odd.htm

      This site tells you many intersting things about unusual microbes.

    • Photo: Mark Fogg

      Mark Fogg answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      mycoplasma genitalium about 0.0000004 mm (or 400 nanometers, 400nm)

    • Photo: Mark Travis

      Mark Travis answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      The definition of a microbe is an organism that can only been seen undr a microscope, so by this definition they are all pretty small. All viruses are timy, but some bacteria can be pretty big.

    • Photo: Michael Loughlin

      Michael Loughlin answered on 20 Jun 2010:

      porbably a nanoarchae or mycoplasma

    • Photo: Sarah Burl

      Sarah Burl answered on 20 Jun 2010:

      Probably a virus which would be about 20nm in size. A nm is 1 millionth of a cm.

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