Thiomargarita magnifica: The Bacteria Big Enough to be Visible by the Naked Eye
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Thiomargarita magnifica: The Bacteria Big Enough to be Visible by the Naked Eye

Classification: Kingdom: BacteriaPhylum: ProteobacteriaClass: GammaproteobacteriaOrder: ThiotrichalesFamily: ThiotrichaceaeGenus: ThiomargaritaSpecies: Thiomargarita magnifica Special Features The largest known bacterium Chemoautotrophs (Sulfur-oxidizing bacteria) discovered in the marine sulfidic environment Long Filamentous morphology ~50-fold larger…