Write about the Diversity, Benefits And Detriments Of Microbes

When we think of bacteria our brows will rise and masks are quickly wrapped around our ears. There is some bacterium that is formed that will help balance out nature. There is a bacterium that was discovered on the bottom of the ocean floor, off the coast of South Africa. This bacterium is called Thiomargarita namibiensis. Thiomargarita namibiensis is also called the “sulfur pearl of Namibia” because of the string of cells. Thiomargarita namibiensis was discovered on the ocean floor in 1999 off the coast of Namibia. Thiomargarita namibiensis is one of the largest bacteria in the world; the volume is 3 million times that of normal bacteria. T. Namibiensis measure in at 0.5 (mm). For example, Staphylococcus is about 0.1(mm) five times smaller in circumference (Cowan & Smith, 2020). Thiomargarita Namibiensis’s large size comes from the cytoplasm of cells, inside the cell membrane the bacteria can spread the nitrate combined with the outside sulfide. Each cell can grow up to 1 millimeter in diameter. Thiomargarita gets its large size from the rich sulfa and nitrate ocean water. What role does Thiomargarita namibiensis play? How does Thiomargarita namibiensis work? Thiomargarita namibiensis provides an ecological balance to the ocean by acting as a detoxifier. Thiomagarita namibiensis stores sulfur and nitrate within the bacterium. The bacterium then uses the stored nitrate to oxidize and remove the poisonous gas from the water. Thiomargarita namibiensis provides a habitable living for fish and other marine organisms. As the phytoplankton settles on the ocean floor the anaerobic bacteria will oxidize the organic material. Once oxidation occurs, it releases a large amount of sulfide. Thiomargarita namibiensis will begin to oxidize through several morphological adaptations. Without the help of Thiomargarita namibiensis, the ocean will develop a high level of sulfur and poisonous gas. Once the level of sulfur and the poisonous gas level becomes too high it will become inhabitable for fish and other organisms disrupting the ecology of the ocean.