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'''Raoultella planticola''' was a [[bacteria|bacterium]]. | '''Raoultella planticola''' was a [[bacteria|bacterium]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In [[2017]], [[Agrofuel Research Operations]] [[genetic engineering|genetically modified]] | In [[2017]], [[Agrofuel Research Operations]] [[genetic engineering|genetically modified]] a sample of the bacteria using the [[enzyme]] [[EC 31]]. It was meant to break down the root system of a plant. However, due to a misplaced decimal point, the bacteria became world-ending by killing life forms completely and turning it most into "gunk." | ||
Attempting to gain "consent" to take over the Earth by saving it, [[the Monks]] detected a future where the bacteria would end the world within [[2018|a year]]. The Monks attempted to leverage this to get the needed consent, but the [[Twelfth Doctor]] refused and instead attempted to save the world without involving the Monks. With the help of his [[companion]] [[Nardole]], the Doctor tracked down Agrofuel Research Operations where [[Erica (The Pyramid at the End of the World)|Erica]] was desperately trying to stop the spread of the bacteria. Erica informed the Doctor that when the lab's vents cycled, the bacteria would be released into the Earth's atmosphere and begin the future foreseen by the Monks. | |||
Working together, the Doctor and Erica realized that the bacteria produced [[ethanol]], which filled the [[greenhouse]] as well as the lab. Using this information, the Doctor decided to use the ethanol and a makeshift ignitor to sterilize the bacteria by blowing up half of the lab. Though [[Bill Potts]] had to consent to the Monks to save the Doctor due to his blindness, the bacteria was destroyed before it could be released into the atmosphere. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)|The Pyramid at the End of the World]]'') | |||
While aiding the Doctor, Nardole was contaminated by the bacteria. Due to his alien physiology, he survived, but it left him too sick to do anything for six weeks. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)|The Pyramid at the End of the World]]'', ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'') | |||
===Alternate Timeline=== | ===Alternate Timeline=== | ||
