Thiomargarita namibiensis

Fact sheets, consumer guides, general information

• Pearl-like bacteria are largest ever found by J. Travis, Science News Online
• The Largest Bacterium described by (BB Jorgesen, Max Planck Society)
• Giant bacteria discovered by Sean Henahan, Access Excellence
• Scientists discover biggest bacteria ever (CNN Online)
• 'If this bacteria were a scuba diver..." ABC News
• Thiomargarita and Thioploca By G. Paal, EurekAlert

Lectures

Scientific papers

• H. N. Schulz, T. Brinkhoff, T. G. Ferdelman, M. Hernandez Marine, A. Teske, B. B. Joergensen (1999) Dense Population of a Giant Sulfur Bacterium in Namibian Shelf Sediments. Science 284: 389-544.

Scientific links

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Last modified: 11 Dec 2001

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