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Move over quokkas: Rottnest's salt lake bacteria could be the island's next big claim to fame
July 21, 2026
PERTH, Australia, July 21 -- Murdoch University posted the following news:

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Move over quokkas: Rottnest's salt lake bacteria could be the island's next big claim to fame

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Murdoch University research maps the genes that make the salt-loving genus Salinivibrio a promising host for bioplastic production.

Scientists at Murdoch University have read the full genetic code of bacteria from the salt lakes of Wadjemup (Rottn . . .

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