Micro World

Seberapa kecil Cryptosporidium parvum Oocyst?

Cryptosporidium parvum Oocyst memiliki diameter sekitar 5 µm.

Yang diukur: infectious cyst stage, diameter

Cryptosporidium parvum Oocyst (5 µm) ditampilkan sesuai skala di samping an E. coli bacterium (2 µm) dan a red blood cell (7,5 µm)
Digambar sesuai skala, dari kiri ke kanan: E. coli bacterium (2 µm), Cryptosporidium parvum Oocyst (5 µm), dan Red blood cell (7,5 µm).

Bandingkan

Seberapa besar sebenarnya?

  • A little smaller than a red blood cell
  • About 4 would fit across a cloud droplet
  • About 2.5× the length of an E. coli bacterium
  • About 50× as wide as a flu virus

Pelajari

Fakta tentang Cryptosporidium parvum Oocyst

Cryptosporidium oocysts are so resistant to chlorine that they can survive standard water treatment.

Sumber: CDC: Cryptosporidiosis; WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality

Micro World

NamaUkuranDibandingkan dengan Cryptosporidium Oocyst
Aspergillus niger Spore4 µm0,8×
Clostridium difficile4 µm0,8×
Cryptosporidium parvum Oocyst5 µmhalaman ini
Chlorella Algae Cell5 µmukuran yang sama
Candida albicans5 µmukuran yang sama
Halobacterium salinarum5 µmukuran yang sama
Thermus aquaticus5 µmukuran yang sama
Human T Lymphocyte7 µm1,4×
Human B Lymphocyte7 µm1,4×
Cryptococcus neoformans8 µm1,6×

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Mana yang lebih besar: Cryptosporidium parvum Oocyst atau Aspergillus niger Spore?

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