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GK QUESTION#3920

Which of the following options indicates the size of PPLO (Pleuro Pneumonia Like Organisms)?

  1. AAbout 30 μm
  2. BAbout 20 μm
  3. CAbout 0.1 μmCorrect answer
  4. DAbout 10 μm
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C. About 0.1 μm

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Explanation

About 0.1 micrometre is the intended order of size for the smallest mycoplasmas or PPLO in this introductory comparison. Their dimensions vary with species and form. The source explanation's millimetre unit is wrong; micrometres are intended.

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