In the middle, a Thiomargarita is dividing. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, had originally gone to the Namibian waters to search for other sulfur-eating bacteria they had studied off the west coast of South America. They found few of the South American-type bacteria. Mostly the sediment teemed with Thiomargarita . It's the logical extension of adapting to that sort of regime.
Scientists also know that there are many more bacteria to study.
Maybe even larger microbes lurk out there. Y Off the southwest coast of Africa, scientists have discovered bacteria large enough to see with the naked eye. ABC News Internet Ventures. Click here for Terms of Use and Privacy Policy applicable to this site.