Thiomargarita magnifica and one Euro coin, illustration
Illustration comparing the size of a one Euro coin to filaments of the bacteria Thiomargarita magnifica. Growing up to 2 centimetres in length, it is the world's largest bacteria. Thiomargarita magnifica is a sulfur-oxidising gammaproteobacteria first discovered in 2009 in the tropical mangroves of Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles., by KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
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