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 first important synthetic organic pesticide was a chlorinated hydrocarboon (or organochlorine): dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane or DDT. DDT was discovered in 1939 by a Swiss chemist Paul Muller. In its early days, it was hailed as a miracle for a number of reasons:DT (and DDE, a breakdown products from DDT) also appeared in the fatty tissues of seals and Eskimos, far from any area of use, indicating that, because of its persistence, it was being transported for long distances in the atmosphere and by marine mammals and fishes.