MicrobeWorld

Blastomyces dermatitidis on BHI agar. Yeast phase colonies Read More

Nitrification floc. Note the unusual crown shaped bacterium (11000X) Read More

Anaerobic jar Read More

MPN test for water pollution (heavily contaminated) Read More

Mycena species on rotten and decaying wood Read More

Histoplasma capsulatum in blood smear from human patient. Yeasts in macrophages. Each cell has clear area surrounding yeast cell Read More

Histoplasma capsulatum in intestinal villi of brown house bat. Eptesicus fuscus from house near Clarksburg, MD. GMS stain Read More

Histoplasma capsulatum in mitral valve. Yeasts and rare hyphal growth in vivo Read More

Colonies of Histoplasma capsulatum growning on blood agar plates. Incubated at 30C. Note glabrous colonies without aerial mycelium Read More

I recently have come across a blog written by a biological anthropologist who is currently a stay at home mother to her little girl. A favorite hobby of hers is baking and her blog chronicles her culinary adventures, which much to my delight includes science themed baked goods like cookies and ... Read More

Raw sewage filtered onto a nucleopore membrane. Note the filamentous bacterium and various rod-shaped bacteria (2000X) Read More

Raw Sewage. Cellulose fibers. Note; limited cellulolytic activity Read More

Einstein in E. coli, an apple tree grown from fungi and a fluorescent Mario are just some of the masterworks cast in agar jelly by creative microbiologists. Read More

Mucus sheet showing closely adherent bacteria; bacteria are absent on portion of mucus sheet after washing (650X) Read More

Photograph of atomization of droplets into the air as a result of removing rubber stopper from a diluting bottle Read More

SEM showing individual brush border cells and goblet cells exuding mucus. From human intestine (2700X) Read More

Escherichia coli and Salmonella derby on XLD agar Read More

Escherichia coli showing lactose fermentation EMB agar. Note green sheen on colony. Read More

Every day from 10 AM - 4 PM Eastern Standard Time, the Smithsonian Institution hosts Microtheater: A tremendous array of organisms is too small to be seen with the naked eye. This microscope cam offers an up-close glimpse of such little-known life forms as paramecia, rotifers, amoebas, and volvo... Read More

Haemophilus haemolyticus. Blood agar colonies. Read More