Largest Bacteria - Thiomargarita nambiensis - Gram Negative, Alpha-Proteobacteria, Chemolithotroph, Coccus. Cells of Thiomargarita namibiensis are large enough to be visible to the naked eye, attaining a size of 0.1–0.3 mm in diameter. read more
The smallest bacteria is Mycoplasma genitalium, which has a diameter of 200–300 nm. While the largest/longest bacterium is Thiomargarita namibiensis having a diameter of 100–300 micrometers(0.1–0.3millimetres). read more
Bacteria are the smallest cell organisms. Only viruses are smaller than a bacterium. Bacteria are about 10 times smaller than eukaryotic cells (cells having a nucleus, like plants and animals) and are typically 0.5-5.0 micrometers long. read more