Tag Archive for 'Psychrobacter cryohalolentis'

Isolated colonies of Psychrobacter SC65A.3 on R2A medium at 4 degrees Celsius (A) and on TSA medium at 15 degrees Celsius (B). Image credit: Ioana Paun et al., doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1713017.

Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Strain Found Preserved in 5,000-Year-Old Cave Ice

Feb 17, 2026 by Natali Anderson

Scientists have isolated a new strain of the Psychrobacter cryohalolentis species from 5,000-year-old ice from Scarisoara Ice Cave in Romania. Remarkably,...