what are the dimensions of an average bacillus
1 E. coli, a bacillus of about average size is 1.1 to 1.5 Âµm wide by 2.0 to 6.0 Âµm long. 2  Spirochaetes occasionally reach 500 Âµm in length and the cyanobacterium. 3  Oscillatoria is about 7 Âµm in diameter.