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Yes and no. There is a trick you can use to visually detect the presense of bacteria but all you will see is points of light, not the actual shape of the bacteria themselves. The trick is: * have the bacteria suspended in some transparent medium (water or air) * have a black back-drop * shine a bright source of light through the medium at right angles to your perspective * you will see bright points of light against the black back drop but not be able to resolve details.

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