The scientific classification of my bacterium is as follows:
Genus: Deinococcus
Species: radiodurans
Family: Deinococcaceae
Order: Deinococcales
Class: Deinococci
Phylum: Deinococcus-Thermus
Domain: Bacteria
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Gram Stain: Gram-positive (but stains Gram-negative due to its unique cell wall structure)
Shape: Spherical (cocci), forms tetrads
Metabolism: Aerobic heterotroph
Habitat: Found in extreme environments like radioactive waste, desert soil, outer space, and deep underground.
Resistance: Can survive extreme radiation (1,500 times more than humans), UV light, desiccation, and oxidative stress.
https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/mmbr.65.1.44-79.2001
Extreme Survivability: Assists researchers in comprehending life under harsh circumstances.
Radiation Cleanup: Nuclear waste may be cleaned via bioremediation.
Space Research: Investigated for its capacity to endure in outer space and on Mars
https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/mmbr.00015-10
https://academic.oup.com/femsre/article/43/1/19/5136416
Threats: Its natural habitats, such as radioactive waste sites, are few, although it is not threatened.
Ethical Considerations: The possibilities for bioweapons and biosafety are raised by use in genetic engineering.
Sustainability: Research on securely utilizing its potential is still ongoing.
https://doi.org/10.1093/femsre/fuy037
A bacterium known as Deinococcus radiodurans (D. radiodurans) is able to endure in harsh conditions such as heat, radiation, and desiccation. It has been discovered in fabrics, dried foods, medical equipment, meat, excrement, sewage, dirt, and room dust. It is also found in radioactive waste sites, outer space, arid deserts, Antarctic ice, hot springs.
Radioactive waste and heavy metals can be detoxified by bioremediation.
Medical Research: Aids in the comprehension of DNA repair pathways, which is helpful in the study of cancer.
Astrobiology uses space exploration to investigate the possibility of alien life surviving.
