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What microscope magnification is needed to view bacterial or viral infections in sputum?

April 26, 2017bacterial Conditions diseases Health magnification microscope needed view viral

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What microscope magnification is needed to view bacterial or viral infections in sputum?

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The average bacterium is 1000 nanometres long and can be resolved using a light microscope, Diffraction limits resolution to approximately 0.2 micrometre so it is not possible to see a virus whose sizes range in size from about 20 to 400 nanometres in diameter. These require an electron microscope.