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. 2011 Jul 1;1(4):228–230. doi: 10.4161/bact.1.4.17281

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
 
 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.