It has even been found on the inside walls of nuclear reactors. In the 2009 version we can find a few interesting world records such as. Oct 19, 2009 listed in the guinness book of world records as the worlds toughest bacterium, deinococcus radiodurans can withstand extreme temperatures and drought conditions, lack of nutrients and a thousand times more radiation than a human being. Listed in the guinness book of world records as the worlds toughest bacterium, deinococcus radiodurans can withstand extreme temperatures and drought conditions, lack of nutrients and a thousand times more radiation than a human being.
In order to keep the size of the book down and printing costs too, the publishers have decided to remove some records from year to year. Scientists protect mice from gamma radiation with deinococcus. Guinness world records wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The redcoloured bacterium deinococcus radiodurans can resist 1. Sep 17, 2008 buy guinness world records 2009 revised edition by na isbn. Guinness world records 2009 continues to build on the intriguing, informative, inspiring and instructional records and superlatives that have made guinness world. It can survive cold, dehydration and acid, is therefore known as a polyextremophile and has been listed as the worlds toughest bacterium in the guinness book of world records. The guinness book of records the worlds toughest bacterium.
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This organism is the toughest bacterium known until now 8. Deinococcus radiodurans is a redpigmented, nonmotile, spherical bacterium that is 12 m in size. We work with leading global brands and businesses to break world records as part of. This book really annoys me and seems totally pointlessthat is, until i find a record that no else one will think of trying and secure a place in 2010. Nov 03, 2019 deinococcus radiodurans can also survive cold, dehydration, vacuum, and acid, and is therefore known as a polyextremophile and has been listed as the worlds toughest bacterium in the guinness book of world records. Top 10 most extreme places where life can be found on.
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It can survive cold, dehydration, vacuum, and acid, and is therefore known as a polyextremophile and has been listed as the worlds toughest bacterium in the guinness book of world records. On 10 november 1951, sir hugh was out with a shooting party in county wexford when some golden. The introduction states that, it is the only book of its kind and there is nothing either in the new york public library or the congressional library in washington even remotely like. This edition was derived from the september 1963 sterling edition. Jan 01, 2008 the guinness book of records has been going downhill for years. A new study by cornell researchers reveals that nitric oxide a gas molecule used in many metabolic processes in animals and a pollutant in the atmosphere. Contactfree cold atmospheric plasma treatment of deinococcus. The book itself holds a world record, as the bestselling book series of all time. To show the provenance of the special edition, guinness issued a certificate which states that, this is the original signed copy of the 100 millionth guinness world records book, first published in 1955. On 17th september 2008, guinness world records releases the 2009edition of the internationallyreveredbestseller in the firstever worldwide.
I had difficulty believing anything like this could exist, says john r. Guinness world records, known until 2000 as the guinness book of records, is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. At only 6 inches tall, fizz girl earned the title worlds shortest cat in the guinness book of world records 2012 edition. Buy guinness world records 2009 revised edition by na isbn. Presented in a velvetlined box, the book was signed by all of the books editors as of 2004 and by 50 or so record breakers. Listed in the guinness book of world records as the worlds toughest bacterium, deinococcus radiodurans can withstand extreme. It can survive exposure to radiation, frigid cold, drought and acid. Cette section est vide, insuffisamment detaillee ou incomplete.
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