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Nylon-eating bacteria (Flavobacterium, Sp. K172)

Sp. K172, a strain of Flavobacterium, is a species of nylon-eating bacteria discovered in ponds that contained factory waste. Nylon was invented in 1935 by man, and this particular bacteria had been in a dormant state since creation until nylon became available as a food source.