Filaments of two different species, Thioploca chileae (18 – 20 µm Ø) and
Thioploca araucae (31 – 35 µm Ø) in the same sheath.
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Sometimes different sulfur bacteria can be found in the same sheath. Typical are the sulfur droplets in the cytoplasm, which arise from the first step of H2S oxidation.
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Giant sulfur bacteria
