Thiomargarita namibiensis is barely visible to the naked eye!
http://web.umr.edu/~microbio/BIO221_2005...
http://www.cnn.com/NATURE/9904/15/bigges...
What is the longest rod shaped bacteria?
Lactobacillus
thiomargarista is a cocci
Reply:I was going to guess anthrax.
Reply:''Mycobacterium leprae'' is a rod-shaped bacterium with an affinity for acid-fast stains. Its length varies from 1-8 microns and it is 0.2 microns wide. It has the longest doubling time of all known bacteria and has thwarted every effort at culture in a defined medium
Reply:the first guy was right...lactobacillus
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