Giant bacterium powers itself with unique processes

PHYSorg
Dec 18, 2023, 4:43 pm156 pts
Not all bacteria are created equal. Most are single-celled and tiny, a few ten-thousandths of a centimeter long. But bacteria of the Epulopiscium family are large enough to be seen with the naked eye and 1 million times the volume of their better-known cousins, E. coli.

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