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Kerala plans India’s 1st ‘State bacterium’ to boost good microbes
Business Standard
|January 21, 2026
With an objective to create awareness about good microbes, Kerala is set to become the first state in India to designate a State ‘bacteria’.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will on January 23 officially announce the name of one of the most beneficial bacterium, useful for humans in multiple sectors like agriculture, health, and environment.
The announcement will be made during the inauguration of Centre of Excellence in Microbiome (COEM), which will soon be developing microbiome-based products, including food products and probiotic bacteria, a top government official told Business Standard.
The centre, with ‘Microbes for Life’ motto, is currently housed at the KINFRA Film & Video Park, Kazhakoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, and will be permanently relocated to Bio 360 Life Science Park at Thonnakkal, Thiruvananthapuram. “The idea is to conserve and create awareness about beneficial bacteria. We have tags of state animals and birds. However, the invisible world of microbes is doing a lot of things for us in nature, not just for human beings but for the entire life,” said Sabu Thomas, director of COEM.
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