{"id":89665,"date":"2026-08-03T13:37:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/prirodovedecka-fakulta\/actuality\/mikrobiologovia-z-ubev-pf-upjs-objavili-jedinecne-bakterie\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T13:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:57:15","slug":"microbiologists-have-discovered-unique-bacteria","status":"publish","type":"cpt_aktuality","link":"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/prirodovedecka-fakulta\/en\/actuality\/microbiologists-have-discovered-unique-bacteria\/","title":{"rendered":"Microbiologists from the Department of Microbiology have discovered unique bacteria"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column89665_633c8c-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kadence-column89665_633c8c-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column89665_633c8c-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column89665_633c8c-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column89665_633c8c-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column89665_633c8c-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column89665_633c8c-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#F4F4F4;}.kadence-column89665_633c8c-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column89665_633c8c-e0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column89665_633c8c-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column89665_633c8c-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column89665_633c8c-e0\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id89665_f686e5-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id89665_f686e5-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id89665_f686e5-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(60% - 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These microorganisms provide insight into the evolution of bacteria in isolated environments. <strong>Their discoveries have potential for biotechnological and environmental applications<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column89665_a03510-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:0px solid #C92432;border-right:0px solid #C92432;border-bottom:0px solid #C92432;border-left:0px solid #C92432;}.kadence-column89665_a03510-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column89665_a03510-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column89665_a03510-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column89665_a03510-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column89665_a03510-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column89665_a03510-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column89665_a03510-3c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column89665_a03510-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:0px solid #C92432;border-right:0px solid #C92432;border-bottom:0px solid #C92432;border-left:0px solid #C92432;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column89665_a03510-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:0px solid #C92432;border-right:0px solid #C92432;border-bottom:0px solid #C92432;border-left:0px solid #C92432;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column89665_a03510-3c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image89665_6743cf-b5 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image89665_6743cf-b5 size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/UBEV-akt-nova-bakteria-082026-3.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/UBEV-akt-nova-bakteria-082026-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-89611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/UBEV-akt-nova-bakteria-082026-3.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/UBEV-akt-nova-bakteria-082026-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/UBEV-akt-nova-bakteria-082026-3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column89665_5dc492-0d > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kadence-column89665_5dc492-0d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column89665_5dc492-0d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column89665_5dc492-0d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column89665_5dc492-0d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column89665_5dc492-0d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column89665_5dc492-0d > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#F4F4F4;}.kadence-column89665_5dc492-0d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column89665_5dc492-0d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column89665_5dc492-0d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column89665_5dc492-0d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column89665_5dc492-0d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are millions of bacterial species in the world, but to date, only a single bacterial species has been validly described from Slovakia. In recent years, scientists from the Department of Microbiology have discovered several entirely new bacterial species. This time, however, they have succeeded in isolating and validly describing a completely new and previously unknown bacterial species directly from Slovakia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The description of the newly discovered bacterial species, <strong>Pollutimonas rozaliensis<\/strong>, was recently published in the scientific journal <strong>Archives of Microbiology, published by Springer<\/strong>. Within Slovakia, this is an achievement that no one has managed to accomplish before.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id89665_03455c-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id89665_03455c-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id89665_03455c-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(35% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(65% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id89665_03455c-21 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id89665_03455c-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id89665_03455c-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap 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src=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/UBEV-akt-nova-bakteria-082026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-89597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/UBEV-akt-nova-bakteria-082026-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/UBEV-akt-nova-bakteria-082026-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/UBEV-akt-nova-bakteria-082026-1-768x544.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column89665_2288cd-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kadence-column89665_2288cd-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column89665_2288cd-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column89665_2288cd-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column89665_2288cd-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column89665_2288cd-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column89665_2288cd-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column89665_2288cd-43{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column89665_2288cd-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column89665_2288cd-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column89665_2288cd-43\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The newly discovered bacterium has potentially interesting properties for further research, for example in the fields of biotechnology or environmental applications, as it originates from an environment with high levels of heavy metals. They also described the species <strong>Idiomarina solivarensis<\/strong> from the brine of the Pre\u0161ov Solivar. These microorganisms evolved in a highly isolated environment at Solivar and represent a unique model for studying evolution. They offer a glimpse into the bacterial world of 12 million years ago. Because they lived in an environment with high salt concentrations and a lack of nutrients, they specialized exclusively in utilizing proteins that break down other proteins.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research in question, conducted as part of the project, was carried out by <strong>A<a href=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/en\/PF\/zamestnanec\/peter.pristas\">ssoc. Prof. RNDr. Peter Prista\u0161, CSc., a university professor<\/a>, <\/strong>and<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/en\/PF\/employee\/lea.nosalova\/\">RNDr. Lea Nos\u00e1\u013eov\u00e1, PhD.<\/a>,<\/strong> who is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Sorbonne in Paris.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column89665_0de166-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column89665_0de166-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kadence-column89665_0de166-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column89665_0de166-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column89665_0de166-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column89665_0de166-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}.kadence-column89665_0de166-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column89665_0de166-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column89665_0de166-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column89665_0de166-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#F4F4F4;}.kadence-column89665_0de166-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column89665_0de166-54{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column89665_0de166-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column89665_0de166-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column89665_0de166-54\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image89665_8a2033-ea .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image89665_8a2033-ea\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/UBEV-akt-nova-bakteria-082026-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-89605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/UBEV-akt-nova-bakteria-082026-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/UBEV-akt-nova-bakteria-082026-2-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/UBEV-akt-nova-bakteria-082026-2-768x317.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists from the Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology and Ecology at the Faculty of Science, UPJ\u0160 in Ko\u0161ice, have discovered two new species of bacteria. 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