Ahliah Khan
My adopted bacterium is "Conan the bacterium" known as Deinococcus radiodurans.
His name translates to "strange berry that withstands radiation."
He is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as "the toughest bacterium."
He is one of the most radiation-resistant organisms known ,he can survive in cold, acid , dehydration and vacuum.
He plays a major role in biomedical research, he aids in the treatment of nuclear waste, space travel and sewage treatment.
Red pigmented D. radiodurans from an electron microscope.
A micrograph picture of D. radiodurans displaying the typical tetrad cell structure.
D.radiodurans on an agar plate indicating single colonies.
Deinococcus radiodurans is an extremophilic bacterium, one of the most radiation-resistant organisms known. It can survive cold, dehydration, vacuum, and aci...
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In
order to truly understand Deinococcus
radiodurans, you have to start with the basics. This prokaryotic
bacterium is red pigmented, nonmotile, and
gram
positive. The color of the cells
reflects the red carotenoid pigment the bacteria produces.
D. radiodurans is approximately 1.5 to 3.5µm in
diameter and produces smooth, convex colonies that range in color from red to
pink.
Scientists who attached a strain of bacteria to the outside of the International Space Station have been stunned to find it survived for three years, in open...
