2022年6月23日 · The world's largest bacterium has been discovered amongst the mangroves of the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. Measuring over a centimetre long, Thiomargarita magnifica is over 5000 times bigger than the average microbe.

2022年6月23日 · There’s a new record holder for biggest bacterium — and you don’t need a microscope to see it. The newfound species, Thiomargarita magnifica, is roughly a centimeter long, and its cells are...

2022年6月23日 · Thiomargarita magnifica – a reference to its exceptional size – has an average cell length greater than 9,000 micrometers, which is nearly 1 centimeter (0.4 inches) in length. Cells of most...

But on June 23, 2022, scientists announced that they’ve identified a species of bacteria that is 50 times larger than the previously largest known bacterium. In fact, it reaches up to about 0.4...

2022年6月23日 · The new find is "by far the largest bacteria known to date," says Jean-Marie Volland of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Laboratory for Research in Complex Systems. "These bacteria are...

2022年6月23日 · The world’s largest known bacteria have been found in the tropical mangroves of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean. Each bacterium is about 1 centimetre long and has a structural complexity not seen...

The world’s biggest bacteria, Thiomargarita magnifica is up to 2 cm long and is visible to the naked eye, whereas the smallest bacteria, Mycoplasma, is about the same size as the largest viruses (0.2 to 0.3 μm).