E. coli and example of entrobacteriace is important for causing diarrheal diseases its size is____________?

Correct answer: C. 1.1-1.5 um (width) 2.0-6.0 um (length)

  • A. 0.1-600 um
  • B. 100-200 nm
  • C. 1.1-1.5 um (width) 2.0-6.0 um (length)
  • D. 0.75-1.25 um

Explanation

E. coli is a short rod approximately 1.1-1.5 μm wide and 2.0-6.0 μm long, so option c gives the appropriate bacterial dimensions with units. Students may choose 100-200 nm because bacteria are microscopic, but nanometres describe much smaller structures such as ribosomes, not the whole E. coli cell.

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