Is 'MYCOPLASMA' the smallest bacterium or the bacterium 'DIALISTER PNEUMOSINTES' mentioned here??
Is 'MYCOPLASMA' the smallest bacterium or the bacterium 'DIALISTER PNEUMOSINTES' mentioned here?? The size of a bacterial cell is 0.5 — I O
x 2.0-5.() gm. Beggiatoa mirabilis*is
(16-45 gm). Bacillus butschlii, with a
length of approximately 8() gm is considered to
be the longest bacterium. Dialister pneumosintey.
is probably the smallest (length 0.15 — 0.3141m)
bacterium known.
