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Methylobacterium ajmalii

March 26 , 2021 1345 days 1066 0
  • The University of Hyderabad along with researchers from NASA have discovered a new bacterial species in International Space Station (ISS).
  • The discovered bacteria belong to the family Methylobacteriaceae.
  • The name given was Methylobacterium ajmalii.
  • They have named it after an Indian biodiversity scientist Seyed Ajmal Khan.
  • Seyed Ajmal Khan is a professor at the Annamalai University in Tamil Nadu.

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