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Biggest Bacteria

  • September 4, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The Epulopiscium fischelsoni (epulo for short) is the largest bacterium ever seen. Found in fish from the Red Sea and the coast of Australia, it’s about 500 micrometers, or the size of the dot on this i. That’s massive for a microbe!

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