| Range |
0.009 - 0.04 (mean from primary source 0.03±0.01µm^3) µm^3
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| Organism |
Archaeal Richmond Mine acidophilic nanoorganisms (ARMAN) |
| Reference |
Luef B et al., Diverse uncultivated ultra-small bacterial cells in groundwater. Nat Commun. 2015 Feb 27 6: 6372. doi: 10.1038/ncomms7372. p.2 left column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID25721682
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| Primary Source |
Comolli, L. R., Baker, B. J., Downing, K. H., Siegerist, C. E. & Banfield, J. F. Three-dimensional analysis of the structure and ecology of a novel, ultra-small archaeon. ISME J. 3, 159–167 (2009). doi: 10.1038/ismej.2008.99.PubMed ID18946497
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| Method |
electron microscopy |
| Comments |
p.2 left column 2nd paragraph:"Interestingly, there is electron microscopic information for one lineage of nanoarchaea with average cell volumes in the range of 0.009–0.04?µm^3 (primary source). Recent evidence hints at the existence of bacteria in this same size range." Primary source abstract: "Within acid mine drainage biofilms, apparently free-living ARMAN cells from a deeply branched archaeal lineage have volumes of 0.009-0.04µm^3 (mean approximately 0.03+/-0.01 µm^3), only approximately 92 ribosomes, yet are frequent hosts for replicating viruses." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
111632 |