Length of a typical cell

Range 6 to 20 μm
Organism Bacteria Leptospira interrogans
Reference Beck M, Malmström JA, Lange V, Schmidt A, Deutsch EW, Aebersold R. Visual proteomics of the human pathogen Leptospira interrogans. Nat Methods. 2009 Nov6(11):817-23. p.817 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID19838170
Comments "The human pathogen L. interrogans has a strongly elongated and helically coiled cell shape. The diameter of a cross-section of a typical cell is no more than 100–180 nm and its length is 6–20 µm."
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