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How long is a bacterium?

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A bacteria is a few microns, or a few micrometers in length. A micron or micrometer is 1 x 10-6 meters in length. E. coli is about 8 microns in length. Links are provided to relevant Wikipedia articles.

The smallest bacteria are of cocci: DIALISTER OR MICROCOCCUS 0.5 to 3.5 micrometer, and the largest bacteria is spirillum that is of 15-22 micrometer.

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