A Jupiter Science Advantage Biostone and Ultra-Biostone Filters Note:Most are above 0.1M in size. None are below 0.01 in size. Organism Microbial Group Rod Length µm Rod or Coccus Diameter µm Source Significance             Absidia corymbifera Fungi   3.8 Environmental Zygomycosis Acetobacter Melanogenus Bacteria 1.0-2.0 0.4-0.8   Strong beer/vinegar bacterium. Acinetobacter Bacteria   1.3 Environmental Opportunistic infections Acremonium spp. Fungi   2.5 Environmental Extrinsic Allergic Aveons Actinomyces israelii Bacteria   1.0 Humans Antinomycosis Adenovirus Virus   0.08 Humans Colds Alcaligenes Viscolactis Bacteria 0.8-2.6 0.6-1.0   Causes ropiness in milk. Alkaligenes Bacteria                   0.75 Humans Opportunistic infections Alternaria alternata Fungi   14.4 Environmental Mycotoxicosis Arenavirus Virus   0.18 Rodents Hemorrhagic fever Aspergillis spp. Fungi   3.5 Environmental Aspergillosis, Volatile Organic Compound Aureobasidium pullulans Fungi   5 Environmental Chromomycosis Bacillus anthracis Bacteria 3.0-10.0 1.0-1.3 (1.1 average) Environmental Causes anthrax in mammals Bacillus Stearothermophilus Bacteria 2.0-5.0 0.6-1.0   Biological indicator for steam sterilization Bacillus subtilis Bacteria 2.0-3.0 0.7-0.8   Biological indicator for ethylene oxide sterilization Blastomyces dermatiitidis Fungi   14 Environmental Blastomycosis Bordetella pertussis Bacteria   0.25 Humans Whooping cough Botrytis cinera Fungi   7 Environmental Extrinsic Allergic Aveons Cardiobacterium Bacteria                   0.63 Humans Opportunistic infections Chaetomium globosum Fungi   5.5 Environmental Chromomycosis, Volatile Organic Compound Chiamydia psittaci Bacteria   0.3 Birds Psittacosis Chlamydia pneumoiae Virus   0.3 Humans Pneumonia Cladosporium spp. Fungi   9 Environmental Chromblastomycosis Clostridium botulinum (B) Bacteria                 3.0-8.0 0.5-0.8   Produces exotin causes botulism Clostridium Perinngens Bacteria 4.0-8.0 1.0-1.5   Produces toxin causing food poisoning Clostridium tetani Bacteria                 4.0-8.0 0.4-0.6   Produces exotoxin causing tetanus Coccidioides immitis Fungi        4 Environmental Coccidiodomycosis Coronavirus Virus   0.11 Humans Colds Corynebacteria diphtheria Bacteria                   1.0 Humans Diphtheria Coxiella burnetii Bacteria   0.5 Cattle, sheep Q fever Coxsackievirus Virus   0.027 Humans Colds Cryptococcus neoformans Fungi   5.5 Environmental Cryptococcosis Diplococcus Pneumoniae Bacteria                   0.5-1.25   Causes lobar pneumonia Echovirus Virus   0.028 Humans Colds Emericella nidulans Fungi   3.3 Environmental Mycotoxicosis, Volatile Organic Compound Epicoccum nigrum Fungi   20 Environmental Extrinsic Allergic Aveons Erwina aroideae Bacteria                 2.0-3.0 0.5   Causes soft rot in vegetables. Escherichia coll   Bacteria                 1.0-3.0 0.5   Indicator of fecal contamination in water. Eurotium spp. Fungi   5.8 Environmental Extrinsic Allergic Aveons Exophiala jeanselmei Fungi   2 Environmental Chromomycosis Francisella tularensis Bacteria                   0.2 Wild animals Tularemia Geomyces pannorum Fungi   3 Environmental Extrinsic Allergic Aveons Haemophilus influenzae Bacteria                 0.5-2.0 0.2-0.3   Causes influenza and acute respiratory infections Haemophilus influenzae Bacteria                   0.43 Humans Meningitis, pneumonia Haemophilus parainfluenzae Bacteria   1 Humans Opportunistic infections Hantavirus Virus   0.07 Rodents Hantavirus Helminthosporium Fungi        12.5 Environmental Extrinsic Allergic Aveons Histoplasma capsulatum Fungi   3 Environmental Histoplasmosis Influenza Virus   0.1 Humans, birds Flu Klebsielia pneumoniae Bacteria                 5 0.4-0.5 Environmental Opportunistic infections, causes pneumonia and other respiratory inflammation Lactobacillus Delbrueckil Bacteria                 2.0-9.0 0.5-0.8   Causes souring of grain-mashes Legionella pneumophia Bacteria                   0.6 Environmental Pontiac fever Micromonospora faeni Actinomycetes   1 Agricultural Farmers' lung, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Micropolyspora faeni Actinomycetes   0.69 Agricultural Farmers' lung, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Moraxella catarrhalis Bacteria                   1.3 Humans Opportunistic infections Moraxella lacunata Bacteria   1 Humans Opportunistic infections Morbillvirus Virus   0.12 Humans Measles (rubeola) Mucor plumbeus Fungi   7.5 Environmental Mucormycosis Mycobacterium avium Bacteria   1.2 Environmental Cavitary pulmonary disorder Mycobacterium intracellulare Bacteria                   1.2 Environmental Cavitary pulmonary disorder Mycobacterium kansasli Bacteria                   0.86 Unknown Cavitary pulmonary disorder Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Bacteria                 1.0-4.0 0.2-0.5 (0.86 average) Humans Hard swelling of body tissues. TB Mycoplasma pneumoniae Bacteria                   0.25 Humans Pneumonia Mycoplasma pneumoniae (PPLO) Bacteria   0.3-0.5   Smallest known free-living organism Neisseria meningitidis Bacteria                   0.8 Humans Meningitis Nocardia Brasilensis Actinomycetes   1.5 Environmental Pulmonary mycetoma Nocardiaasteroides Actinomycetes   1.1 Environmental Nocardiosis Paecilomyces variotii Fungi        3 Environmental Mucormycosis Paracoccidioides brasilensis Fungi   23 Environmental Paracoccidioidomycosis Parainfluenza Virus         0.22 Humans Flu Paramyxovirus Virus   0.23 Humans Mumps Parvovirus B19 Virus   0.022 Humans Filth disease, anemia Pediococcus acidilactci Bacteria                   0.6-1.0   Causes mash spoilage in brewing Pediococcus Cerevisiae Bacteria                   1.0-1.3   Causes deterioration in beer Penicillium spp. Fungi   3.3 Environmental Mycotoxicosis, Volatile Organic Compound Phialophora spp.                 Fungi   1.5 Environmental Chromomycosis Phoma spp Fungi   3.3 Environmental Mucormycosis Pneumocystis carinii Bacteria                   2 Environmental Pneumocystosis Poxvirus - Vaccinia Virus   0.23 Agricultural Cowpox Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteria   0.57 Environmental Opportunistic infections Pseudomonas mallei Bacteria   0.77 Environmental Opportunistic infections Pseudomonas pseudomallei Bacteria                   0.57 Environmental Opportunistic infections Pseudormonas diminuta Bacteria   1.0 0.3   Test organism for retention 0.2 µm membranes Rhinorvirus Virus   0.023 Humans Colds Rhizopus stolonifer Fungi   8 Environmental Zygomycosis Rhodoturula spp. Fungi   14 Environmental Extrinsic Allergic Aveons Salmonella enteritidis Bacteria                 2.0-3.0 0.6-0.7   Causes food poisoning Salmonella enteritidis Bacteria                 2.0-3.0 0.6-0.7   Causes food poisoning Salmonella hirschefeldii Bacteria                 1.0-2.5 0.3-0.5   Causes enteric fever Salmonella typhimurium Bacteria                   1.0-1.5 0.5   Causes food poisoning in man Salmonella typhosa Bacteria                 2.0-3.0 0.6-0.7   Causes typhoid fever Sarcina maxima Bacteria                   4.0-4.5   Isolated from fermenting malt mash Scopulariopsis spp. Fungi   6 Environmental Onychomycosis Serratia marcescens Bacteria                 0.5-1.0 0.5   Test organism for retention of 0.45 µm membranes Serratia marcescens Bacteria                   1.3 Environmental Opportunistic infections Shigella dysenteriae Bacteria                 1.0-3.0 0.4-0.6   Causes dysentery in man Sporothrix schenckii Fungi   6.5 Environmental Sporotrichosis Stachybotrys spp. Fungi   5.7 Environmental Stachybotryotoxicosis Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteria   0.8-1.0 Humans Causes pus forming infections, opportunistic infections Streptoccous lactis Bacteria                   0.5-1.0   Contaminant in milk Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacteria                   0.9 Humans Pneumonia, otitis media Streptococcus pyogenes Bacteria                   0.6-1.0 (0.9 average) Humans Causes pus forming infections, scarlet fever, pharyngitis Thermoactinomyces sacchari Actinomycetes   0.86 Agricultural Bagassosis Thermoactinomyces vulgaris Actinomycetes   1 Agricultural Farmers' lung, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Thermomonspora viridis Actinomycetes   0.6 Agricultural Farmers' lung, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Togavirus Virus   0.063 Humans Rubella (german measles) Trichoderma spp. Fungi   4.1 Environmental Mycotoxicosis, Volatile Organic Compound Ulociadium spp. Fungi   15 Environmental Extrinsic Allergic Aveons Varicella-zoster    Virus         0.3 Humans Chickenpox Wallemia sebi Fungi   3 Environmental Extrinsic Allergic Aveons Yersinia pestis Virus   0.75 Humans Pheumonic plague DELUX SHOWER FILTER Don't forget your outside when you take care of your insides. 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