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细菌是极其微小的生物体。我们用英寸或厘米来测量自己的大小，而测量细菌却要用微米。一微米等于千分之一毫米。针头直径大约一毫米。r
棒状细菌通常有2～4微米长，而圆形细菌的直径一般只有1微米。因此，即使你把一个圆形细菌放大1000倍，它也不过一个针头那么大。r
可是如果把一个成年人放大1000倍，就会变成1英里或16公里多高。r
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用一般的显微镜观察细菌时，你必须仔细观察才能看见它们。使用100倍的显微镜时，你会发现细菌不过是隐约可见的小细棒或小点点，而它们的结构你却根本看不出来。使r
用特殊的着色剂后，你会发现有的细菌上长着不少波状的