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Thiomargarita magnifica is a species of sulfur-oxidizing gammaproteobacteria, found growing underwater on detached leaves of red mangroves from the Guadeloupe archipelago in the Lesser Antilles.[2] This filament-shaped bacteria is the largest known bacterium, with an average length of 1 cm and some individuals reaching 2 centimetres (0.79 in),[3] making the bacteria visible to humans by unaided eye.[1]
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