Re: How big are amebas and protists?

Date: Wed Nov 4 12:52:53 1998
Posted By: Michael D'Alessio, Grad student, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Univeristy of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jers
Area of science: Cell Biology
ID: 905876414.Cb

Message:


Intestinal ameba are usually between  5-30 microns (1000 microns equals 1 
millimeter) or about 100x bigger than a bacterium. Some forms can be as large as 
60microns. The bigger guys are usually intestinal pathogens.

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