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Who discovered the super bugs

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H.G. Khorana
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Dilip Sah
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Anand Mohan Chakrawarty
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Robert Hooke
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The correct option is C Anand Mohan Chakrawarty
Dr. Anand Mohan Chakrawarty introduced plasmids from differed strains into a single cell of Pseudomonas putida. The result was new genetically engineered bacterium which would degrade octane, hexane, decane, xylene, toluene etc. Hence, called super bug (oil eating bug).

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