Bacteria are simple organisms that are invisible to the naked eye. Generally, bacteria are at the micron level and can only be seen under a microscope. But recently, scientists discovered a giant bacterium that can reach 2 cm in length in the mangroves of the Caribbean Islands. Visible to the naked eye! Let’s take a look at what it looks like! People called this giant bacterium Thiomargarita magnifica, which means giant sulfur-loving margarita. In the stomach of this bacterium, most of it is not a "digestive system", but mainly DNA, which is wrapped in "vesicles". These "vesicles" take up 73% of the entire cell volume, and most of the space is used to store genetic material. This bacterium is not only large in size, but also has an extremely large genome: it contains 11 million base pairs, including at least 11,000 genes. The average bacterial genome contains only 4 million base pairs and less than 4,000 genes. Microorganisms are far more complex than we imagine. Jean-Marie Volland et al., A centimeter-long bacterium with DNA compartmentalized in membrane-bound organelles. biorxiv. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.02.16.480423 |
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