{"id":110136,"date":"2026-06-27T13:28:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T07:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=110136"},"modified":"2026-06-27T14:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T09:28:52","slug":"brachybacterium-netajii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/brachybacterium-netajii\/","title":{"rendered":"Brachybacterium netajii"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Brachybacterium netajii Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A team of researchers recently discovered a tough, new species of bacteria named Brachybacterium netajii in the waters of the River Ganges.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Brachybacterium netajii<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a new species of <\/span><b>bacteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered from the <\/span><b>Hooghly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (a distributary of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/ganga-river-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ganges<\/a><\/strong>) region of<\/span><b> West Bengal.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It possesses a remarkable ability to<\/span><b> break down toxic chemicals <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>survive heavy metal pollution.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can <\/span><b>safely degrade p-nitrophenol (PNP), a toxic industrial chemical,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and boasts extreme resilience, <\/span><b>surviving high concentrations of toxic heavy metals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also <\/span><b>halotolerant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning it can <\/span><b>withstand highly salty environments<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> containing up to 9% salt.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its cellular makeup is unique. It<\/span><b> features specific fatty acids in its cell structure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, notably ones known as C11:0 and C10:0 2-OH, which are absent in its closest relatives.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">genome is packed with<\/span><b> unique genomic islands, chunks of DNA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> likely <\/span><b>absorbed from other organisms.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They contain<\/span><b> instructions for producing industrial enzymes and natural protective shields<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as a compound called <\/span><b>ectoine <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that <\/span><b>helps it survive extreme environmental stress. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/researchmatters.in\/news\/researchers-discover-brachybacterium-netajii-new-pollution-eating-bacteria-hooghly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brachybacterium netajii is a new species of bacteria discovered from the Hooghly region of West Bengal. 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