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Which is the smallest size mycoplasma in the world

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The smallest type of cell in the world is the mycoplasma bacterium with only a diameter of 10µm (micrometre).
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Mycoplasma gallicepticum, a parasitic bacterium which lives in the primate bladder, waste disposal organs, genital, and respiratory tracts, is thought to be the smallest known organism capable of independent growth and reproduction. The cell in the work is known as mycoplasma. Its diameter is 0.0001 mm.


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