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Ancient Ice Cave Bacterium Found in Romania Shows Resistance to Modern Antibiotics but Also Fights Superbugs

The bacterium carries over 100 resistance genes and withstands 10 common antibiotics while producing compounds that inhibit antibiotic-resistant pathogens, scientists said.

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Ancient 5,000-year-old ice cave bacterium found in Romania resists key modern antibiotics yet kills dangerous superbugs, revealing both new medical opportunities and emerging climate-related risks.

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Scientists have found a cold-loving bacterium in glacial ice frozen thousands of years ago in the Scărișoara Cave, located in the mountains of Western Transylvania in northwestern Romania. It is resistant to some of the most modern antibiotics, even though it has certainly not been exposed to modern medicines during its millennia spent in the cave ice.

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Researchers discover a 5-thousand-year-old bacterium resistant to various modern antibiotics in a cave in Romania Recently, the international scientific community analyses how a millenary superbacteria in ice was extracted from a deep cavern.This ecosystem, known for its extreme cold conditions and total isolation, has functioned as a capsule of biological time, preserving secrets that could change our understanding of the evolution of life and …

Hidden for millennia in the ice of a Romanian cave, a bacterium resurfaces and upsets our ideas about antibiotics. Between the vestige of the past and warning for tomorrow, this discovery intrigues scientists.

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themondonews.com broke the news in on Monday, February 23, 2026.
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