You may be tempted to call this microbe an extra-terrestrial being as it has been found only on the International Space Station (ISS)!
Scientists at NASA have named this bacteria after Dr. Kalam.
Researchers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the foremost lab of NASA, found it in the ISS filters and named it Solibacillus kalamii in honour of Dr. Kalam.
The filter on which the new bug was found remained onboard the ISS for 40 months. This filter, called as HEPA filter, is highly efficient and removes particles which are very minute from the surroundings. HEPA is an acronym for High Efficiency Particulate Arrestance. Arrestance measures the ability of the filter to remove dust.
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