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The Thiomargarita namibiensis was discovered in 1997 by Heidi N. Schulz off of the coast of Walvis Bay, Namibia, Africa. The Thiomargarita namibiensis is a sulfide eating bacteria and although it mainly consumes sulfides, the Thiomargarita namibiensis also consumes some amounts of nitrates. The Thiomargarita namibiensis is currently the largest found bacteria (up to 0.3 mm in diameter). A separate strand of the Thiomargarita namibiensis was also found | The Thiomargarita namibiensis was discovered in 1997 by Heidi N. Schulz off of the coast of Walvis Bay, Namibia, Africa. The Thiomargarita namibiensis is a sulfide eating bacteria and although it mainly consumes sulfides, the Thiomargarita namibiensis also consumes some amounts of nitrates. The Thiomargarita namibiensis is currently the largest found bacteria (up to 0.3 mm in diameter). A separate strand of the Thiomargarita namibiensis was also found off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in 2005 but this strand does not does not divide along a single axis and because of that, it is unable to form large chains. The Thiomargarita namibiensis is closely related to a much smaller bacteria called the Thioploca which live in vertical sheaths and have to move up and down in order to get the nutrients that they need. Furthermore, the Thiomargarita namibiensis does not need to do that in order to become completely satiated. | ||
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<br><b>Legend/credit:</b> Stained micrograph of the Thiomargarita namibiensis bacteria in 2007. Taken by NASA. | <br><b>Legend/credit:</b> Stained micrograph of the Thiomargarita namibiensis bacteria in 2007. Taken by NASA. | ||
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Introduction
The Thiomargarita namibiensis was discovered in 1997 by Heidi N. Schulz off of the coast of Walvis Bay, Namibia, Africa. The Thiomargarita namibiensis is a sulfide eating bacteria and although it mainly consumes sulfides, the Thiomargarita namibiensis also consumes some amounts of nitrates. The Thiomargarita namibiensis is currently the largest found bacteria (up to 0.3 mm in diameter). A separate strand of the Thiomargarita namibiensis was also found off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in 2005 but this strand does not does not divide along a single axis and because of that, it is unable to form large chains. The Thiomargarita namibiensis is closely related to a much smaller bacteria called the Thioploca which live in vertical sheaths and have to move up and down in order to get the nutrients that they need. Furthermore, the Thiomargarita namibiensis does not need to do that in order to become completely satiated.
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