Thiomargarita Namibiensis
Thiomargarita namibiensis
is the largest bacterium ever discovered, with a diameter of around 0.3 mm, making it easily visible to the naked eye. It was found by Heide N. Shulz and others in
1999
, on the
continental shelf
off of
Namibia
. There are no other species in the genus.
External links
Dense populations of a giant sulfur bacterium in Namibian shelf sediments
BBC News: A Whale of a bug
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