Anecdote Definition. Anecdote is defined as a short and interesting story or an amusing event often proposed to support or demonstrate some point and make readers and listeners laugh. Anecdotes can include an extensive range of tales and stories.
Strains. The A. ferrooxidans strains AF1, AF2 and AF3 were isolated from samples from the Gaofeng mine of Guangdong province, the Daye mine of Hubei province and the Yufu mine of Hunan province in China, respectively. AFc originated from a sediment sample from the inshore of Xiamen sea, China.
The research involved assessing DNA from 24 samples of hair, bone, skin, and feces reported to have come from yetis or other unidentified mountain dwellers. The samples, collected around the Himalayas or the Tibetan Plateau and housed in museums, zoos, and private collections, were then compared with the newly sequenced mitochondrial genome for the Himalayan brown and black bears.