The smallest organism capable of independent reproduction and growth is Mycoplasma genitalium, a parasitic species of ultramicrobacterium that lives in the respiratory and genital tracts of primates. Its size is approximately 200-300 nanometres.
The smallest organism capable of independent reproduction and growth is Mycoplasma genitalium, a parasitic species of ultramicrobacterium that lives in the respiratory and genital tracts of primates. Its size is approximately 200-300 nanometres.