Researchers have found a new bacteria species that is millimeters long and visible to the eye, challenging a previous understanding that one needs a microscope to see a bacterium.
“It’s 5,000 times bigger than most bacteria. To put it into context, it would be like a human encountering another human as tall as Mount Everest,” said one of the authors, Dr. Jean-Marie Volland in the media release of the study.
The new species, named Thiomargarita magnifica, is about one centimeter (9.66 mm) long, thin and vermicelli-like. The bacterium is 5,000 times larger than most bacteria and 50 times larger than all other known giant bacteria….