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‘Microorganism’ is a misnomer when it comes to centimetre-long Thiomargarita magnifica.

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Lurking on rotting leaves sunken in the mangroves of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean live some extraordinary thread-like creatures. These filament-like organisms, up to a centimetre in length, are the biggest single-cell bacteria yet to be found. Named Thiomargarita magnifica, they live by oxidizing sulfur, and are 50 times bigger than any other known bacteria.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-01757-1

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