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Sp. K172, a strain of [[Flavobacterium]], is a species of '''nylon-eating bacteria''' discovered in ponds that contained factory waste.  What made this [[bacteria]] significant was that the [[enzyme]]s they used to digest the factory waste (now known as [[nylonase]]) were unique to the particular strain.<ref>Kinoshita, S., Kageyama, S., Iba, K., Yamada, Y. and Okada, H. 1981</ref><ref>http://www.nmsr.org/nylon.htm</ref>  An analysis of the [[genome]] suggests that the [[mutation]] that created this strain was a [[frame shift]] (for example mutating the word 'mutate' to 'mtate') and [[gene]] duplication.<ref>http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=345072</ref>

Sp. K172, a strain of [[Flavobacterium]], is a species of '''dickhead bacteria''' discovered in ponds that contained factory waste.  What made this [[bacteria]] significant was that the [[enzyme]]s they used to digest the factory waste (now known as [[nylonase]]) were unique to the particular strain.<ref>Kinoshita, S., Kageyama, S., Iba, K., Yamada, Y. and Okada, H. 1981</ref><ref>http://www.nmsr.org/nylon.htm</ref>  An analysis of the [[genome]] suggests that the [[mutation]] that created this strain was a [[frame shift]] (for example mutating the word 'mutate' to 'mtate') and [[gene]] duplication.<ref>http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=345072</ref>

Since that time, Sp. K172 has been a central point of contention between the supporters of [[evolution]] and critics such as proponents of [[Intelligent Design]] and some forms of [[Creationism]].  Evolutionary [[scientist]]s have pointed it out as an example of how mutations can create new information and new functions. Some Creation scientists and [[Intelligent design|intelligent design]] proponents contend that the [[bacteria]] in question cannot be adequately explained by the [[Theory of evolution|evolutionary view]] and instead claim that the bacterial [[plasmids]] were designed to be able to accommodate new [[food]] sources. <ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/tj/v17/i3/bacteria.asp</ref>

Since that time, Sp. K172 has been a central point of contention between the supporters of [[evolution]] and critics such as proponents of [[Intelligent Design]] and some forms of [[Creationism]].  Evolutionary [[scientist]]s have pointed it out as an example of how mutations can create new information and new functions. Some Creation scientists and [[Intelligent design|intelligent design]] proponents contend that the [[bacteria]] in question cannot be adequately explained by the [[Theory of evolution|evolutionary view]] and instead claim that the bacterial [[plasmids]] were designed to be able to accommodate new [[food]] sources. <ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/tj/v17/i3/bacteria.asp</ref>