Thiomargarita magnifica
largest known bacteria species
Thiomargarita magnifica is a species of sulfur-oxidizing gammaproteobacteria. It is found growing underwater on the leaves of red mangroves from Guadeloupe archipelago in Lesser Antilles.[1] This bacterium is the largest known bacterium, with an average length of 10 mm and some reaching 20 mm.[2] The bacterium was found in February 2022.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Record bacterium discovered as long as human eyelash". BBC News. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ↑ Pennisi, Elizabeth. "Largest bacterium ever discovered has unexpectedly complex cells". Science. science.org. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ↑ Volland, Jean-Marie; Gonzalez Rizzo, Silvina; Gros, Olivier; Tyml, Tomáš; Ivanova, Natalia; Schulz, Frederik; Goudeau, Danielle; Elisabeth, Nathalie H; Nath, Nandita; Udwary, Daniel; Malmstrom, Rex R; Guidi-Rontani, Chantal; Bolte-Kluge, Susanne; Davies, Karen M; Jean, Maïtena R; Mansot, Jean-Louis; Mouncey, Nigel J; Angert, Esther; Woyke, Tanja; Date, Shailesh V (18 February 2022), A centimeter-long bacterium with DNA compartmentalized in membrane-bound organelles, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, doi:10.1101/2022.02.16.480423, S2CID 246975579
