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science reporter Gemma Conroy

Largest-known bacterium found in mangrove — and you can see it without a microscope

The hair-like bacteria is larger than a fruit fly. (Supplied: Tomas Tyml)

In a stinky, swampy mangrove forest in the French Caribbean, a strange giant lurks among the fallen leaves.

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