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was discovered in a mangrove in Guadeloupe the largest bacterium ever seen. been called Thiomargarita magnificawhat does it mean magnificent pearl of sulfur. In fact, the bacterium lives on swampy bottoms rich in sulfur and low in oxygen, using sulfur and not oxygen for its metabolism, in this similar to many other sulfur-reducing bacteria. This discovery, however, underlines once again how partial our knowledge of living organisms on our planet is and how serious is the disappearance of entire ecosystems before we have time to study them.
June 24, 2022 | 19:45
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