Thiomargarita magnifica
Largest known bacteria species / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Candidatus Thiomargarita magnifica is a species of sulfur-oxidizing gammaproteobacteria, found growing underwater on detached leaves of red mangroves from the Guadeloupe archipelago in the Lesser Antilles.[2] This filament-shaped bacteria is the largest known bacterium, with an average length of 10 mm and some individuals reaching 20 millimetres (0.79 in),[3] making the bacteria visible to humans by unaided eye.[1]
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Thiomargarita magnifica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Thiotrichales |
Family: | Thiotrichaceae |
Genus: | Thiomargarita |
Species: | T. magnifica |
Binomial name | |
Thiomargarita magnifica Volland et al., 2022[1] | |
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