| Range |
diameter ≥0.2μm: disk-thickness 0.1–0.2μm μm
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| Organism |
Archaea Thermodiscus spp. |
| Reference |
Schulz HN, Jorgensen BB. Big bacteria. Annu Rev Microbiol. 2001 55: 105-37. p.106 2nd paragraphPubMed ID11544351
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| Primary Source |
Stetter KO. 1999. Smallest cell size within hyperthermophilic Archaea (“Archaebacteria”). In Size Limits of Very Small Microorganisms:Proceedings of a Workshop, ed. NRC Steering Group Astrobiol. Space Stud. Board, pp. 68–73. Washington, DC: Natl. Acad. |
| Comments |
"The disk-shaped cells of the archaea, Thermodiscus, have diameters down to
0.2µm and a disk-thickness of 0.1–0.2µm (primary source)." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
110071 |