Measuring one centimeter long, it is 50 times bigger than all other known giant bacteria and can be seen without a microscope. Scientists are not yet sure the function of the bacterium's size.

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. CNN values your feedback 1.

A giant cell of Thiomargarita magnifica reproduces by pinching off its tip into ... Section D, Page 3 of the New York edition with the headline: The Biggest Bacteria Ever Found Needs No Microscope.

News; Weird News; Weird Science; Eerie footage of giant bacteria 5,000 times bigger than average ‘swimming’ in swamp Researchers have identified a massive strand of bacteria swimming in ...

Bacteria are so small that we have to use a microscope in order to see them, but a newly discovered bacteria is so big it's visible to the naked eye.

T. magnifica is not the first giant bacteria, but it sure is the largest, visible without a microscope and roughly twelve times longer than the bacteria that previously held the record, another ...

Giant bacteria found in Guadeloupe mangroves challenge traditional concepts. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 06 / 220623140544.htm ...

Diamond Light Source: Giant microscope could help find out how bacterias are able to resist antiobiotics, scientists say 'It paves the way for developing new-generation drugs' ...

In order to map one of the world’s largest viruses, scientists took a DIY approach to build a retrofitted cryo-electron microscope. “If the common cold virus is scaled to the size of a ladder, then ...

Microscopy is an art and a science, revealing the alien beauty of the hidden world all around us. The 2022 winners include a stack of moth eggs, a flowery sea of colon cells, and bacteria coating ...