Until recently, the typical viruses known to science were in size.
In 2003, the Mimivirus was discovered with a size of approximately 680 nm .
In 2013, the Pandoravirus was discovered which has a size of over 1000 nm .
Which viruses can be seen using both a light microscope with a maximum resolution of and an electron microscope?
typical virus
Mimivirus
Pandoravirus
key
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓ = can be seen
×
✓
cannot be seen




