New Microbes Found in An Abandoned Mine, A Bat Cave and Black Bears
Published:13 Aug.2020 Source:Microbiology Society
Each month, the Microbiology Society publishes the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM), which details newly discovered species of bacteria, fungi and protists. Here are some of the new species that have been discovered and the places they’ve been found.
Deep underground in an abandoned mine, two new species of bacteria were discovered by researchers in China this month. Hymenobacter fodinae and Hymenobacter metallicola were found down a shaft that was previously used to mine lead and zinc. These new species both form red-to-pinkish colonies when cultured in the lab and were found in samples of lead-zinc ore.