Multiple choice

On May 23, 2014, the International Institute for Species Exploration (IISE) declared Tersicoccus phoenicis as one of its 'Top 10 New Species of 2014'. This bacterium was identified in which of the following?

  1. Spacecraft

  2. Space station

  3. Mars

  4. Polar regions
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Explanation

Tersicoccus phoenicis was identified in the clean room facilities of the spacecraft. They are able to survive the hard sterilisation procedures used to sterilise the clean rooms of the spacecraft.

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