SCIENCE
VIRUS AND BACTERIA
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Viruses
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Bacteria
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Both viruses and bacteria
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Named Thiomargarita magnifica, they live by oxidizing sulfur, and are 50 times bigger than any other known bacteria. Biologist Olivier Gros found the bacteria in 2009 while exploring the mangroves of Guadeloupe, where he works at the University of the Antilles in the French West Indies.
Detailed explanation-2: -The world’s largest bacterium has been discovered amongst the mangroves of the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. Measuring over a centimetre long, Thiomargarita magnifica is over 5000 times bigger than the average microbe.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most bacteria are 0.2m (micron) in diameter and 2−8m (micron) in length. Bacterial cells are about one-tenth the size of eukaryotic cells.
Detailed explanation-4: -Bacteria are small. According to experts at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, the average human being on Earth today is a little more than 5 feet 9 inches tall. The average microbe is a million times smaller. Measuring things as small as bacteria can be very difficult.
Detailed explanation-5: -Smallest size of bacteria is 0.15 m while largest size of bacteria is 500 m. Was this answer helpful?