First detailed microscopy evidence of bacteria at the lower size limit of life

[Panich52]

First detailed microscopy evidence of bacteria at the lower size limit of life

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/strange_science/~3/n1P2lG5rWEM/150227181339.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as small as life can get. The existence of ultra-small bacteria has been debated for two decades, but there hasn't been a comprehensive electron microscopy and DNA-based description of the microbes until now. The cells have an average volume of 0.009 cubic microns (one micron is one millionth of a meter). About 150 of these bacteria could fit inside an Escherichia coli cell and more than 150,000 cells could fit onto the tip of a human hair.

[xocet]

1. Cool! K & R n/t