Nah Bill.

I don't think it's all that exotic, although perhaps it may have been hiding in a black hole.

If progress is made in stimulating its nitrogen fixing efficiency, someone will file a suit in international court(s) asserting that it's likely to suck all of the nitrogen out of the atmosphere, leaving only pure oxygen; and will demand an immediate ban on hammers lest someone hit an anvil, strike a spark, and cause the entire earth to be consumed in fire.

A counter suit will claim that the earth being consumed by fire is "God's will" and will insist that the organism should be worshiped and cultured as quickly as possible to hasten the end.

As soon as the microbe is identified and photographed, someone will find a potato chip that looks "just like the photo," and will sell it on eBay for $9.74 (US), but the chip will be broken in shipment and a law suit will ensue.

All kinds of quite ordinary progress could come from this one very basic research report.

John