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Thiomargarita namibiensis

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Thiomargarita namibiensis
<tr><td>Kingdom:<td>Bacteria <tr><td>Phylum:<td>Proteobacteria <tr><td>Class:<td>Gamma Proteobacteria <tr><td>Order:<td>Thiotrichales <tr><td>Family:<td>Thiotrichaceae <tr><td>Genus:<td>Thiomargarita <tr><td>Species:<td>namibiensis </table> <tr><th bgcolor=lightgrey>Binomial name <tr><td align="center">Thiomargarita namibiensis </table> Thiomargarita namibiensis is the largest bacterium ever discovered, with a diameter of around 0.3 mm, making it easily visible to the naked eye. It was found by Shulz and others in 1999, on the continental shelf off of Namibia. There are no other species in the genus.

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