Single filament of Ca. Thiomargarita magnifica (IMAGE)

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Single filament of Ca. Thiomargarita magnifica

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Single filament of Ca. Thiomargarita magnifica. This image is associated with a June 2022 Science paper about a giant single-celled bacterium found in the mangroves of Guadeloupe titled, "A centimeter-long bacterium with DNA contained in metabolically active membrane-bound organelles."

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Jean-Marie Volland

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