Halomonas titanicae

Halomonas titanicae

The wreck of Titanic's is disappearing at a rate that it's estimated to be completely gone in about 30 years. A microorganism called 'Halomonas titanicae' (also called the 'steel-munching bacteria') is slowly eating away the iron of the ships' wreck, causing its deterioration.

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