{"id":111437,"date":"2026-07-05T13:55:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T08:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=111437"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T10:30:09","slug":"micromonospora-shyamaprasadii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/micromonospora-shyamaprasadii\/","title":{"rendered":"Micromonospora shyamaprasadii"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Micromonospora shyamaprasadii Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists at Raiganj University recently discovered a new bacterial species and named it Micromonospora shyamaprasadii.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Micromonospora shyamaprasadii<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>new species of bacteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered from <\/span><b>West Bengal.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>isolated from the mulberry rhizosphere<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 the <\/span><b>active soil zone around mulberry roots.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was named in <\/span><b>honour of <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dr-shyama-prasad-mukherjee\/\" target=\"_blank\">Syama Prasad Mookerjee<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on his 125th birth anniversary.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bacterium appears to <\/span><b>produce compounds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>prevent the growth of harmful bacteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, indicating its <\/span><b>antibiotic potential.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Micromonospora<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It refers to a <\/span><b>genus of bacteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the family Micromonosporaceae.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>gram-positive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>spore-forming<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>generally aerobic.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are widely distributed in various environments, including <\/span><b>coastal and marine sediments, peat swamp forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>plant rhizospheres<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where they often <\/span><b>form intimate associations with plant roots,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including those of rice, wheat, and various legumes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These bacteria also <\/span><b>exist in complex microbial communities in soil and the rhizosphere.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are best <\/span><b>known for producing bioactive compounds,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including <\/span><b>antibiotics <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>industrially important enzymes.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/kolkata\/scientists-name-new-bacterial-species-after-syama-prasad-mookerjee\/articleshow\/132181623.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Micromonospora shyamaprasadii, a new bacterium discovered in West Bengal&#8217;s mulberry rhizosphere, shows promising antibiotic potential. 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