Friday, August 20, 2010

What is the longest rod shaped bacteria?

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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