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Clostridium difficileはどのくらい小さいですか?

Clostridium difficileの長さは約4 µmです。

測定対象:spore-forming gut bacterium

Clostridium difficile(4 µm)をan E. coli bacterium(2 µm)とa red blood cell(7.5 µm)の横に実物大で描いた図
左から実物大で表示:E. coli bacterium (2 µm)、Clostridium difficile (4 µm)、Red blood cell (7.5 µm)。

比較

実際の大きさはどのくらい?

  • As long as about 2 E. coli bacteria end to end
  • About 53% of the width of a red blood cell
  • About 5 would fit across a cloud droplet
  • About 40× the width of a flu virus

学ぶ

Clostridium difficileについての豆知識

Clostridium difficile forms hardy spores that survive on surfaces and resist many disinfectants.

出典:CDC: C. diff infection; ASM Microbe Library

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名前サイズClostridium difficileと比べると
Shigella flexneri2.5 µm0.63×
Penicillium Spore3 µm0.75×
Aspergillus niger Spore4 µm同じサイズ
Clostridium difficile4 µmこのページ
Cryptosporidium parvum Oocyst5 µm1.3×
Chlorella Algae Cell5 µm1.3×
Candida albicans5 µm1.3×
Halobacterium salinarum5 µm1.3×
Thermus aquaticus5 µm1.3×
Human T Lymphocyte7 µm1.8×

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