The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by MeegsC (talk) 14:31, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
... that bacteria in the genus Alkalihalobacillus can grow in places as basic as hand soap and as salty as seawater? Sources: "Description of Alkalihalobacillus gen. nov....The majority of species from this genus...grow in the pH range between 6–11, with optimal growth occurring around pH 9–10 in the presence of 1–5 % NaCl" (Patel and Gupta 2020). pH of common substances from the EPA and "The oceans are composed of approximately 3.5% salt" the NOAA
QPQ: - Not done Overall: Article began as a draft and was moved to main space on June 4, so with a June 11 nomination it was within the 7 day window. DYK check finds 3839 characters of prose. No policy or sourcing concerns, and the hook sources check out. The hook is very good science communication! But a QPQ is not identified. Is this one of your first 5 DYKs? If not, which article did you review? - Astrophobe (talk) 18:57, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
- Not done
Article began as a draft and was moved to main space on June 4, so with a June 11 nomination it was within the 7 day window. DYK check finds 3839 characters of prose. No policy or sourcing concerns, and the hook sources check out. The hook is very good science communication! But a QPQ is not identified. Is this one of your first 5 DYKs? If not, which article did you review? - Astrophobe (talk) 18:57, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
Great, everything looks good now! - Astrophobe (talk) 18:11, 21 June 2021 (UTC)