Thiomargarita magnifica - which cannot cause disease - is roughly the size of a human eyelash, exciting scientists who assert there is still plenty more life on Earth waiting to be discovered.
Scientists have discovered a new bacterium that is visible to the naked eye, branding it the biggest in the world.
The single-celled organism, which cannot cause disease, measures up to around two centimetres long and is contained within small membrane-bound sacs.
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