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New archaeon in sambhar lake
January 28 , 2020
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- Scientists at the National Centre for Microbial Resource — National Centre for Cell Science (NCMR-NCCS) have discovered a new archaeon (a kind of microorganism) in Sambhar Salt Lake in Rajasthan.
- Archaea (singular archaeon) are a primitive group of microorganisms that thrive in extreme habitats such as hot springs, cold deserts and hypersaline lakes.
- They are also known for producing antimicrobial molecules and for antioxidant activity with applications in eco-friendly waste-water treatment.
- The new archaeon discovered in Sambhar Lake has been named Natrialba swarupiae after Dr Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology for her initiative in supporting microbial diversity studies in the country.
About NCMR - NCCS:
- National Centre for Microbial Resource (NCMR) was started as Microbial Culture Collection (MCC) in 2009.
- It comes under the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India.
- Its mandate is to preserve and catalogue the diversity of bacteria.
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