Which of these is most closely related to D. radiodurans? A brief overview of the world’s toughest bacterium
Deinococcus radiodurans is an extremophilic bacterium that can survive high doses of radiation, cold, dehydration, vacuum, and acid. It is one of the most radiation-resistant organisms known and has been listed as the world’s toughest known bacterium in The Guinness Book Of World Records. But what is the evolutionary origin of this remarkable microbe? And … Read more