>Scientists Find Mega Bacterium You Don’t Need a Microscope to Spot
Most bacteria are microscopic, typically measuring around 2 micrometers in length, with only a few species reaching up to 750 micrometers. Thiomargarita magnifica, however, dwarfs these standards with average cell lengths exceeding 9,000 micrometers (almost 1 centimeter), and some cells growing as long as 2 centimeters. To put this in perspective, more than 625,000 Escherichia coli cells could fit on the surface of a single T. magnifica cell.
