Deinococcus radiodurans was first reported
In 1956, Deinococcus (Micrococcus) radiodurans strain R1 (ATCC BAA-816), the most radiation-resistant organisms yet discovered, was first reported by A. W. Anderson and coworkers from a spoiled can meat at the Oregon Agricultural Experimental Station, Corvalis, Oregon .
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Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine
Credit: Image: Transmission electron microgragh (TEM) of Deinococcus radiodurans. Courtesy: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2003.
