In his ongoing chronicle of official state everything, Kevin Underhill informs us that New Jersey is considering designating an official state microbe.
If they do, this would be the second official state microbe; I imagine someone in New Jersey thinking "Is brewer's yeast the best you can do, Oregon? We invented streptomycin."
If they do, this would be the second official state microbe; I imagine someone in New Jersey thinking "Is brewer's yeast the best you can do, Oregon? We invented streptomycin."