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Candidatus Epulopiscium is a
genus of Gram-positive
bacteria that have a
symbiotic relationship with surgeonfish.
These bacteria are
known for
their unusually...
- form.
Acanthurids are the only
known hosts of the
bacteria of the
genus Epulopiscium bacteria.
These bacteria affect the
digestion of
surgeonfishes enabling...
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Unique to
members of Acanthuridae,
including Naso lituratus, are the
Epulopiscium bacteria.
These bacteria influence the
digestion of Naso lituratus, helping...
- example,
Thiomargarita namibiensis is up to half a
millimetre long,
Epulopiscium fishelsoni reaches 0.7 mm, and
Thiomargarita magnifica can
reach even...
- from 10–400
copies per cell. However, in some
large bacteria, such as
Epulopiscium fishelsoni up to 100,000
copies of the
chromosome can be present. Plasmids...
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magnifica is the
largest bacterium,
reaching a
length of up to 20 mm
Epulopiscium fishelsoni, a
bacterium Stentor,
ciliates nicknamed trumpet animalcules...
- that is, prokaryotes, may be polyploid, as seen in the
large bacterium Epulopiscium fishelsoni.
Hence ploidy is
defined with
respect to a cell. A monoploid...
- "sulfur
pearl of Namibia". The
previously largest known bacterium was
Epulopiscium fishelsoni, at 0.5 mm long. The
current largest known bacterium is Thiomargarita...
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similar to the
phylogenetically related surgeonfish intestinal symbiont Epulopiscium fishelsoni.
Chatton E,
Perard C (1913). "Schizophytes du cae**** du cobaye...
- of an
unusually large symbiotic bacteria discovered in its intestine,
Epulopiscium fishelsoni, this
species has been
found to grow as
large as 600 by 80...
