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Deinococcus radiodurans: A bacterium that can survives extremely high levels of radiation and therefore has high potential for radioactive waste cleanup. The genome of Deinococcus radiodurans has been sequenced. It is composed of two chromosomes, a megaplasmid, and a small plasmid. The total genome contains 3,284, 156 base pairs. Deinococcus radiodurans is an organism in which all systems for DNA repair, DNA damage export, desiccation and starvation recovery, and genetic redundancy are all present in one cell.
USU Department of Pathology, Deinococcus Radiodurans, Latest Research ... Metal Balance Helps Explain Survival of Microbial "Superhero" by Marcia Stone, Microbe, 4, 164-165 ...
In the past century, mankind has begun to develop a substantial understanding of his/her surroundings, which includes the subject of microbiology.
Deinococcus radiodurans is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as "the world's toughest bacterium." And for good reason: The microbe can ...
The most radiation-resistant organism known. Deinococcus radiodurans, a bacterium and extremophile, was discovered decades ago in canned food that was ...
The Virtual Museum of Bacteria offers general and advanced bacteria information for the general public and researchers. This site has integrated hundreds of links to ...