Diameter of cell

Range 9 – 18 μm
Organism Bacteria Thiovulum spp.
Reference Schulz HN, Jorgensen BB. Big bacteria. Annu Rev Microbiol. 2001 55: 105-37 p.124 top paragraphPubMed ID11544351
Primary Source Wirsen CO, Jannasch HW. 1978. Physiological and morphological observations on Thiovulum sp. J. Bacteriol. 136: 765– 74PubMed ID101531
Comments "Thiovulum cells have a diameter of 9–18µm (primary source) and are the fastest prokaryotic swimmers known."
Entered by Uri M
ID 110078