Thiomargarita magnifica
Largest known bacteria species
Thiomargarita magnifica
"Candidatus Thiomargarita magnifica" is a gram-negative species of sulfur-oxidizing gammaproteobacteria, found growing underwater on detached leaves of red mangroves from the Guadeloupe archipelago in the Lesser Antilles. These filament-shaped bacteria are the largest known, with an average length of 1 cm, and some individuals reaching 2 centimetres (0.79 in), making the bacteria visible to humans by unaided eye.
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