Table 3.

Cell dimensions for C. albicans and H. pylori determined by TEM (MCWT = Mean cell wall thickness).

Microorganism	Parameter evaluated	Size descriptor
		ESR (µm)	ECA (µm2)	ESV (µm3)
C. albicans	Mean cell size (SCa)	1.55 ± 0.23	7.61 ± 2.21	16.04 ± 6.88
	MCWT	0.20 ± 0.02	–	–
	MCWT during cell division	0.25 ± 0.06	–	–
	Mean inner volume	–	–	13.54 ± 6.88
	Mean cell wall volume	–	–	2.5 ± 2.39
H. pylori	Mean cell size (SCa)	0.42 ± 0.38	0.55 ± 0.45	0.31 ± 6.88
	MCWT	0.03 ± 0.01	–	–
	Mean inner volume	–	–	0.25 ± 0.13
	Mean cell wall volume	–	–	0.06 ± 0.01