| | 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 enzymes 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> | | 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 enzymes 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> |
| − | Since that time, Sp. K172 has been a central point of contention between the supporters of evolutionary theory and supporters of creation theory. | + | Since that time, Sp. K172 has been a central point of contention between the supporters of evolutionary theory and supporters of creation theory. Creationist scientists contend that the bacteria in question do not support the [[Theory of evolution|evolutionary]] view. <ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/tj/v17/i3/bacteria.asp</ref> |