Young Vietnamese scientist discovered 8 new bacterial species

By finding new and adaptive environments they can be used to prevent diseases in aquaculture and agriculture.

Good looking appearance, with a height of 1.8 meters, Nguyen Viet Hung (28 years old, University of New South Wales, Australia) also impressed with the special research on new species of bacteria and IELTS 9.0 score for 3 Skills: listening, speaking, writing.

As a young graduate student, Hung is the only Vietnamese among 300 speakers with a selected paper presenting more than 2,000 delegates and scientists at the 17th symposium on Ecology and Microbiology ( ISME17) just held in Germany.

Nguyen Viet Hung spoke at an event in Australia.

The study found 8 new species of bacteria with special significance when applied to reality. Not only did he find out, Hung also found a way to understand the characteristics to know that they can live best in any environment. When needed, cultures can be grown to develop beneficial factors for plants and animals.

As in the Mekong Delta, many aquaculture areas suffer from diseases, aquatic species of crustacean groups die mass. The original cause is due to environmental changes, silt, so the useful bacteria in that environment are lost to ecological degradation. Substances such as hydrogen sulfate or ammonia can increase dramatically, killing all farmed seafood.

"Then it is possible to apply research to transplant beneficial and living bacteria in the environment to reproduce the ecological function needed for the farming area , " Hung told PV.

If there is a bacterial disease, applying this technology can quickly find out which bacteria cause the disease. The technology also allows detection of a large number of bacteria at a time, with fast time instead of waiting for cultivation in the laboratory and DNA testing of each species.

The Hung method has allowed research to find a separate environment with all the DNA of bacteria. There are strange bacteria that can't be found but with this technology can also be detected.

With the new discovery, Hung's research was chosen to report in Shanghai (China) at the end of this October.

At a conference in Shanghai, Hung said he would publish research on sponges. This is a microbial industry (about 50 new species of microorganisms) that affect the sponge studied. Finding the link between them and the parasite's body continues to prove that the technology that Hung created will be able to be proactive in transplanting beneficial bacteria for the environment.

Boys love books and desire to study from a young age

Born in a family with a grandfather and father as a research scientist in the field of transport, his mother worked in finance but since childhood Hung has always loved and cared about marine and biological sciences.

Perhaps that love was rekindled at the age of 5 when Hung followed his family to Japan and was sent to the library every day by his mother. Hung's mother liked books so she borrowed English books, translated them into Vietnamese and taught them how to read them. Every story she asked me to read three times a day. A normal day of the week Hung was asked by his mother to read three books, holidays were ten books. Gradually, Hung is obsessed with books when he does not know.

When he returned to Vietnam, he attended the 2nd grade of the Hanoi International School. Hung was interested in studying dinosaurs and invertebrates. Growing up in college and graduate school, Dr. Hung was immersed with bacteria and algae.

At the University of Queensland, where Hung studied a bachelor's degree, due to practical requirements Hung had to concentrate on genetics research but the young man still took the time to monitor development issues in the field of microbiology.

"I have realized the importance of flexibility for researchers and decided to study various disciplines in depth to enhance my skills and abilities. I have continued to study science courses. studying the sea, learning about programming and statistics, all these studies prove extremely valuable and meaningful when they support each other in my studies , " Hung said.

Nguyen Viet Hung and his biological mother were recognized as Australian citizens at the age of 25. (Photo: NVCC).

Completed a research project in the field of genes, examining the horizontal gene transfer of antibiotic resistance factors in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus bacteria, Hung graduated from the University of Queensland. Also from this, Hung recognized the deep and passionate call of the biological field.

Moving to Macquarie University in Sydney, Hung challenged himself to studying pearl oyster's reaction to disease. At this time, Hung received a doctoral scholarship from three prestigious universities in Australia, including Melboume. Hung refused all three schools and chose the University of New South Wales in Sydney to start his PhD program and pursue a path of scientific research.

One day Hung spent 9 hours on research but the young man is also a prominent face in the Vietnamese student community in Australia with social and community activities. Hung Kinh passed the position of President of the Vietnamese Student Association at the University of Queensland; leader of volleyball team at the University of Queensland; Vietnam Student Association adviser in New South Wales state Australia . "This is how you balance research, study and social activities to see life more meaningful , " Hung said.

Next time the young researcher wants to find out the links of bacteria on their bodies as parasites. Hung wants to find bacteria to know which species is good, which species are needed to support human health care.

"Each person will have a different set of bacteria on their bodies. If they understand that they can regenerate their healthy group of bacteria , " Hung said, he wanted to set up a field team for young people to can share new ideas, support each other, combine the strengths of each researcher will have greater results for society.