Table 1. Scaling of diameters (D) and volumes (proportional to D3) of typical phage, typical bacterium, and one milliliter.
Actual Measures | 106-fold Scaled-Up Measures | ||||||||
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|
D (nm) |
D (mm) |
D (cm) |
D (m) |
D3 (cm3) |
D (cm) |
D (m) |
D (km) |
D3 (m3) |
Phage |
102 |
10−1 |
10−5 |
10−7 |
10−15 |
101 |
10−1 |
10−4 |
10−3 |
Bacterium |
103 |
100 |
10−4 |
10−6 |
10−12 |
102 |
100 |
10−3 |
100 |
Milliliter* | 107 | 104 | 100 | 10−2 | 100 | 106 | 104 | 101 | 1012 |
As measured assuming cubic in shape.