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This bacterium is known as the toughest microbe on Earth! It can survive radiation, dehydration, and even space conditions. Scientists are exploring its use for nuclear waste cleanup and Mars colonization.
It is soo Pink!!!!! Which makes it more interesting to me!!
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. Extreme environments (radioactive waste sites, outer space, arid deserts, Antarctic ice, hot springs
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2695262/
Genus: Deinococcus
Species: radiodurans
Family: Deinococcaceae
Order: Deinococcales
Class: Deinococci
Phylum: Deinococcus-Thermus
Domain: Bacteria
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.00015-10#core-collateral-share
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://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90452-0.00037-2
