World's largest bacterium discovered is the size of a human eyelash
These are bacteria like you've never seen before -- likely because, until now, all known bacteria could only be seen using a powerful compound microscope.
Source: henryherald.com
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Pictured: Giant bacteria so big they can be picked up with tweezers
The jumbo species Thiomargarita magnifica is 50 times larger than usual types but is not thought to be dangerous to humans
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Record bacterium discovered as long as human eyelash
Identified in a mangrove swamp, Thiomargarita magnifica is the shape and size of a human eyelash.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Scientists Discover the Largest Bacteria Ever Seen
Researchers found bacterial cells so large they are easily visible to the naked eye, challenging ideas about how large microbes can get.
Source: nytimes.com
Biggest bacterium ever discovered shakes our view of the single-celled world
For scientists, finding the huge, bizarrely complex microbe is like "encountering a human being ... as tall as Mount Everest.”
Source: nationalgeographic.com