Deinococcus Radiodurans: The World's Toughest Bacterium. A Review

Deinococcus Radiodurans is the “world’s toughest bacterium” as per the Guinness book of world record. It is the most radiation-resistant bacterium ever known. It can withstand severe dehydration, cold, vacuum, acid,lack of nutrition, and survive to the radiation dose, a fraction of which is sufficient to kill the human being. The meaning of its name is 'strange berry that withstands radiation.’ This remarkable talent is extensively studied by the biologist and scientist to find out how it survives the extreme life-threatening conditions. This knowledge is being used to find out the means to survive in radiation exposure and also to handle toxic waste.

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UST Microbiology Society - November's microbe of the month, 𝑫𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔, holds the Guinness World Records' title of “𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦.” It is gram-positive and usually grows in

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