A newly discovered bacterium is large enough to be visible to the naked eye, and resembles the shape and size of an eyelash. 'To understand how gigantic that is for a bacterium, it is the same as if we were to find a human as tall as Mount Everest.'
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A newly discovered bacterium that is large enough to be visible to the naked eye, and resembles the shape and size of an eyelash, has been found in Guadeloupe in the Lesser Antilles, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.Thiomargarita magnifica -- a reference to its exceptional size -- has an average cell length greater than 9,000 micrometers, which is nearly 1 centimeter in length.
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