Graham Shepherd wrote in message <7j6qvo$ob2$1 at gxsn.com>...
>Jesse Stricker wrote in message ...
>>>> Hey, everybody. I'm looking for some big prokaryotes. I've been
>>doing light microscopy with E.coli-sized cells, and I'd like something
>>bigger -- as big as I can get. I know about Thiomargarita and
>>Epulopiscium, but neither of those will grow in pure culture. I'd like
>>something that I can grow in a moderately equipped microbiology lab. Any
>>ideas?
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Jesse Stricker
>>>>--
>> Jesse Stricker jds19 at acpub.duke.edu>>>>>Bacillus megatherium (if it's still called that)
>
Don't forget the Beggiatoa species - I think there's actually one called
gigantium...
Lesley Robertson
