Who here is familiar with our official New Jersey state microbe. Yes, we do have one. Signed into law in 2019, streptoyces gryus is the official New Jersey state microbe.This species of state mic this species of bacteria was discovered in New Jersey in heavily manured field soil and used to synthesize the antibiotic streptoycin in 1942. Streptoy is especially noteworthy. It is the first antibiotic that could effectively treat tuberculosis among other diseases such as the bubanic plague.This resulted in a 19 ...