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2023-10-28

#DescribeThatMicrobe After weeks in the fridge the colors and textures from Handprints back in Sept are SOOOO pretty! #SciComm #microbiology #Science
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Yellow, white and beige bacterial/fungal colonies with varying textures from a handprintYellow, white and beige bacterial/fungal colonies with varying textures (noodle like) from a handprintYellow, white, red and beige bacterial/fungal colonies with varying textures (noodle like) from a handprintYellow, white and beige bacterial/fungal colonies with varying textures (noodle like) from a handprint
2023-10-28

#DescribeThatMicrobe This handprint plate was done back on Sept 12th. Letting it set in the fridge for a few weeks, results are pretty! This is probably a Bacillus mycoides with the swirling finger like branches #SciComm #Science #Science
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Close top using transmitted light to see the swirling growth of a Bacillus colonySeveral weeks of growth from a handprint, Bacillus colony
2023-10-28

#DescribeThatMicrobe Here's to a fluffy mold weekend. This mold came from a handprint back in Sept. It's been chilling in the fridge for several weeks now. #SciComm #Microbiology #Science
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2023-07-16

#DescribeThatMicrobe And then there is this nodely looking bacteria from a handprint #Science #Microbiology

colorful bacteria from a handprint with one circular colony with raise noodle like texture
2023-07-16

#DescribeThatMicrobe a frilly bacteria from a shoe print growing on TSA. #Microbiology #Science #scicomm @ASMicrobiology

2023-03-21

#DescribeThatMicrobe It was a fluffy Monday. #SciComm #Science #Microbiology
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Large mold contaminate on an agar plate
2023-03-08

#DescribeThatMicrobe This Bacillus colony from a shoe swab looks like a crater on the moon. #SciComm #Microbiology #Science @ASMicrobiology

Beige Bacillus colony with raised rhizoid (branching) circulars center with a wide dry powdery looking outer layer
2023-03-05

#DescribeThatMicrobe More colorful microbial handprints. #SciComm #Microbiology #Science
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Variety of Variety of bacterial/fungal colonies colors (yellow, white, beige, red) and textures smooth, wrinkly (fan like) glossy and dull on a thumb print.  Media is TSA agarVariety of bacterial/fungal colonies colors (yellow, white, beige) and textures smooth, wrinkly (fan like) glossy and dull on a full finger print.  Media is TSA agarVariety of bacterial/fungal colonies with colors (yellow, white, beige, red, orange) and textures smooth, wrinkly (fan like) glossy and dull on a hand print print.  Media is TSA agarVariety of bacterial/fungal colonies with colors (yellow, white, beige, red, orange) and textures smooth, wrinkly (fan like) glossy and dull on a hand print print.  Media is TSA agar
2023-02-26

#DescribeThatMicrobe Saturday night #Microbiology wave. #SciComm #Science @ASMicrobiology

Close up of the large fungal growth on the tip of the fingerClose up of the palm area of the hand print with varying sizes of colonies in different shades of yellow, brown, orange, red, whiteBacterial hand print grown on TSA agar with  colorful yellow, white, red, beige colored colonies of varying sizes and one large fungal floof on the tip of the finger
2023-02-20

#DescribeThatMicrobe Delicate flow of mold on a tomato. The glistening spores as they form catching the light. #SciComm #Science #Microbiology
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Mold on a overripe tomato with what looks like dew at the end of the hyphaeMold on a overripe tomato with what looks like dew, clear drops as well as those  Turing green, at the end of the hyphae with the light shining through the spores.Mold on a overripe tomato with what looks like dew, clear drops as well as those  Turing green, at the end of the hyphae with the light shining through the spores.
2023-02-10

#DescribeThatMicrobe Kocuria rhizophilia is wild looking with lots of wrinkly yellow textures. #SciComm #Science #Microbiology

Wrinkly bacterial growth, Kocuria rhizophilia is wild looking with lots of wrinkly yellow textures.Wrinkly bacterial growth, Kocuria rhizophilia is wild looking with lots of wrinkly yellow textures.Wrinkly bacterial growth, Kocuria rhizophilia is wild looking with lots of wrinkly yellow textures.Wrinkly bacterial growth, Kocuria rhizophilia is wild looking with lots of wrinkly yellow textures.
2023-02-06

#DescribeThatMicrobe Happy #MicrobialMonday ! A shoe swab always has an interesting diversity! #SciComm #Science #Microbiology @ASMicrobiology

A shoe swab on TSA agar with a wide variety of bacterial colonies with different textures
2023-02-04

#DescribeThatMicrobe Friday night #bacillus from a shoe print. Lots of textures on this one looking like a road map. #SciComm #Microbiology #Science @asmicrobiology

Dry, matt, wrinkled colonies (looks like a road map) from a shoe print grown on TSA agar.
2023-02-03

#DescribeThatMicrobe Leading edge of a #Bacillus, common soil #bacteria, from a shoe swab grown on TSA #SciComm #Microbiology #Science

Wrinkles and feathered edges of a Bacillus, common soil bacteria, from a show swab
2023-01-09

#DescribeThatMicrobe.....actually a group of algae/fungi/cyanobacteria all living together, #lichens. Rainy days on our patio umbrella. #SciComm #Science #Microbiology #Nature #NaturePhotography @ASMicrobiology

Green leafy looking Lichen growing on our Patio umbrellaGreen leafy looking Lichen growing on our Patio umbrella
2023-01-01

#DescribeThatMicrobe An explosion of bacterial colors and textures with a pumpkin orange cluster, from a shoe swab, to celebrate the New Year #SciComm #science #microbiology #bacteria #biology #lab #stem #shoeswab

Shoe swab grown on TSA with a mix of bright orange, yellow, beige and a large flower like textured Bacillus center of the plate
2022-12-31

#DescribeThatMicrobe a fluffy Friday with a celestial vibe on this agar plate. #microbiology #Science #mold #scicomm @ContamClub

A TSA plate with a variety of bacterial growth and one large mold colony
2022-12-28

#DescribeThatMicrobe Spreading #Bacillus from a shoe swab, grown on TSA with intricate morphology.

Bacteria grown from a shoe swab, Bacillus, with intricate raised growth patterns
2022-12-21

#DescribeThatMicrobe A montage of images from my late dog's foot print, grown on TSA agar. Lots of colors and textures for environmental hitchhikers! #Science #microbiology #Scicomm

A variety of colors (orange, yellow, beige, green and white) as well as textures (smooth, fuzzy, branching) from a variety of bacteria/yeast/mold from a dogs foot printA variety of colors (orange, yellow, beige, green and white) as well as textures (smooth, fuzzy, branching) from a variety of bacteria/yeast/mold from a dogs foot printA variety of colors (orange, yellow, beige, green and white) as well as textures (smooth, fuzzy, branching) from a variety of bacteria/yeast/mold from a dogs foot printA variety of colors (orange, yellow, beige, green and white) as well as textures (smooth, fuzzy, branching) from a variety of bacteria/yeast/mold from a dogs foot print. The swirling Bacterial is a Bacillus mycoides
2022-12-20

#DescribeThatMicrobe Another yellow and orange #Lichen community on the back of a stop sign. #Scicomm #Science #Microbiology

Lichen on the back of a stop sign with frilly yellow edges and orange cups.

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