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If my very rudimentary biology knowledge serves me well, viruses are a lot smaller than bacteria because they're just little bits of RNA and bacteria have a who
by Aachen 3y ago
If my very rudimentary biology knowledge serves me well, viruses are a lot smaller than bacteria because they're just little bits of RNA and bacteria have a whole bunch of stuff around that to actually live. Wouldn't the smallest realistically dangerous particle be the thing to test with? Larger things might not be carried by the droplets, but shouldn't the other way around be fine? I'm just guessing/reasoning it out here and would be happy to learn more if you know this isn't correct!
- scythe 3y agoMy suggestion is that the more diffusive, small particles are less likely to be trapped by a lid. That could mean that larger, heavier bacteria follow more ballistic and less Brownian trajectories and their distribution would be affected more by putting the lid down.