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How big is E. coli in nanometers?

Updated: 9/6/2023
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AlexGazzigli

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Escherichia coli (E. coli) is about 2 micrometers (μm) long and 0.5 μm in diameter, with a cell volume of between 0.6 and 0.7 μm3. In other words, crazy small! There are 1,000,000,000 (1 billion) micrometers in 1 meter.

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