Athanobacteria

Athanobacteria (singular Athanobacterium) is a species of bacteria that was artificially created in an ISDRAC laboratory in Paradise Island.

History
Paradise Island is a small island off the coast of Brimfell and Newheart City. It used to house a secret ISDRAC research facility conducting highly-classified experiments on Dynamium and other subjects related to Īmuru. Eventually, the research division started experimenting on organic life-forms to assess the effects of direct exposure to Dynamium. They created thousands of new species of bacteria, as well as slight variations of already-existing species from a single Petra dish. One of them, however, became dangerous.

This bacteria broke out of its containment unit and all of the scientists in the area fell ill. The room was then quarantined to prevent the bacteria from spreading, and the affected scientists were left inside, with all faculty attempting to find a cure together and study the bacteria further. Their research revealed that the bacteria had 'unusual abilities' of its own, being a highly-adaptable extremophile, or a type of bacteria that resisted extremely harsh living conditions. The affected scientists half-heartedly agreed to the quarantine and exposure, acting as first-hand witnesses of whatever symptoms this new disease caused. Unfortunately, in an attempt to use multiple Dynamium-modified super-antibiotics in order to kill the bacteria, they ended up increasing its resistance and eventually making it immune to every single drug they used, creating an extremely-resistant superbacteria (which they later named 'Athanobacteria' from the Greek word 'athanatos', meaning undying or immortal) - a mutant variant so powerful that it almost immediately adapts to any method of killing it to survive. As it evolved, the scientists fell more ill, and not long after, it eventually killed all of the afflicted scientists one by one, with a wide, unpredictable variety of symptoms ranging from blood poisoning to hemorrhagic shocks.

To this day, no cure has ever been found for the disease, and the entire research facility was effectively quarantined. While the fact that a dangerous bacteria resides there was revealed to the public, it wasn't until after a leak that ISDRAC was accused of unethical experiments that led to this tragedy. However, after the facility was destroyed in what was dubbed as a 'freak superpower accident' of some sort, it also released the bacteria from containment. Fortunately, the bacteria are only spread through direct contact. A few brave researchers and health organizations are working together to find a cure, wearing protective gear and practicing strict aseptic measures to prevent infection. The entire island remains in quarantine to this day and is protected by government mandate (even going so far as claiming that trespassers will be shot and possibly killed) so that the bacteria will never have to enter society for as long as there is no counter to it, which could be next to impossible. Rumors and conspiracies about the truth of the island spread.