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im assuming you mean idividual cells, not a bacterial colny, as that's often visable with the naked eye.

depending on what you want to see, you can stain the bacteria with specific dyes and then veiw them under a light microscope. for example, DAPI is often used if you wish to visualise the DNA of the cells.

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