New Bacteria Discovered 2024 New Bacteria. Researchers have discovered toxic protein particles, shaped like umbrellas, that soil bacteria known as streptomyces secrete to squelch competitors, especially others of their. Marine biologists found the new bacteria in the tissue of two soft coral species that live in complete darkness in the gulf of mexico.

The work is published in the journal bmc microbiology. New strains of bacteria or viruses are discovered in there from time to time, but it’s not often scientists discover a completely new group of entities that don’t fit any known category.