The new strain of bacteria produced by biotechnology is

Escherichia coli

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Bacillus subtilis

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Pseudomonas putida

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The correct option is D Pseudomonas putida
Pseudomonas putida is bacteria which has a very diverse aerobic metabolism that is able to degrade organic solvents such as toluene and also to convert styrene oil to biodegradable plastic polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). This bacteria is genetically modified to degrade oil spill from water body GM Pseudomonas putida has foreign genes like a gene for camphor and naphthol. This helps degrade aromatic or aliphatic hydrocarbons which are hazardous chemicals caused by burning fuel, coal, tobacco, and other organic matter.

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