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Beneficial Bacteria
April 17 , 2019
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- Scientists have discovered a unique oil eating bacterium in the Mariana Trench.
- This hydrocarbon degrading bacteria eats compounds similar to those in oil.
- These bacteria can help in finding sustainable ways to clean up oil spills.
Mariana Trench
- It is located in the western Pacific Ocean approximately 200 km east of the Mariana Islands.
- It has the deepest natural trench in the world known as the Challenger Deep (10,994 metres).
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