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Mimivirus有多小?

Mimivirus直径约 750 nm。

测量内容:giant virus, capsid diameter

Mimivirus(750 nm)与a flu virus(100 nm)和an E. coli bacterium(2 µm)按真实比例并排绘制
按比例绘制,从左到右依次是:Flu virus (100 nm)、Mimivirus (750 nm)和E. coli bacterium (2 µm)。

比较

它实际有多大?

  • As wide as about 8 flu viruses side by side
  • About 2 would fit end to end along an E. coli bacterium
  • About 10 would fit across a red blood cell
  • About 30× as wide as a ribosome

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关于Mimivirus的资料

Mimivirus is so large it was initially mistaken for a bacterium under a microscope.

来源:Viral Zone: Mimiviridae; La Scola et al. 2003, Science

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名称尺寸与Mimivirus对比
Collagen Fibril300 nm0.4×
Vaccinia Virus300 nm0.4×
Lysosome500 nm0.67×
Mimivirus750 nm本页面
Neisseria gonorrhoeae800 nm1.1×
Pandoravirus1 µm1.3×
Synechococcus Cyanobacterium1 µm1.3×
Nitrosomonas europaea Bacterium1.5 µm2×
Micrococcus luteus1.5 µm2×
Listeria monocytogenes2 µm2.7×

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哪个更大:Mimivirus还是Pandoravirus?

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