MicrobeWorld

photograph of carcass of swine showing lesions of swine erysipelas (b&w) Read More

mycobacterium smegmatis, rough surface on penassay agar Read More

At this point, after finding microorganisms that don’t mind extreme temperatures, pressure, aridity and other hardships, we shouldn’t be surprised that bacteria’s dominion over the Earth extends to just about anywhere we look. A new expedition to the Earth’s crust has reached unprecedented depth... Read More

Electron micrograph of Treponema pallidum from a patient Read More

Since it's 1st recorded outbreak (1976) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola River Valley, the Ebola virus has been known - and feared - for good reason.
Why, you may ask?
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is potentially lethal and encompasses a range of symptoms including fever, vom... Read More

Nikon Small World Honorable Mention 2010 photomicrography competition, Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, NRW, Germany

Subject Matter: Paramecium caudatum fed with Congo red-stained yeast, living specimen (600x)
Technique: Differential interference contrast Read More

Absidia sp. Interference phase microscopy (1000X) Read More

Histoplasma capsulatum in gingival tissue. GMS stain. (400X) Read More

Pigments of the Fungi Read More

Several "Turkey Tails" on a fallen tree in Hyattsville, MD. Read More

(Eurodium) Sexual phase of Aspergillus spp. Asci and ascospores Read More

SEM showing bacteria in close association with human intestinal brush border cells (12000X) Read More

Marburg hemorrhagic fever (Marburg HF) is a rare, severe type of hemorrhagic fever which affects both humans and non-human primates. Caused by a genetically unique zoonotic (that is, animal-borne) RNA virus of the filovirus family, its recognition led to the creation of this virus family. The fi... Read More

Sulfer granules on dressing from draining actinomycotic sinus Read More

A spore from the bacterium Bacillus subtilis shows four outer layers that protect the cell from harsh environmental conditions.

Bacillus subtilis is a ubiquitous bacterium commonly recovered from water, soil, air, and decomposing plant residue. The bacterium produces an endospore that allows... Read More

Entomophthora coronata. Conidium discharged into lid of petri dish. Phase. (450X) Read More

Absidia sp. Unstained, interference phase Read More

These checklists, scrawled in handwriting on paper pasted to the hospital wall, are used by volunteer doctors and nurses to diagnose and treat patients who come in with symptoms of malaria and typhoid. Both are diseases that we rarely see in the US, but are strikingly common in Haiti. This also ... Read More

b323-8 clostridium perfringens in roll tube Read More

Neisseria meningitidis in sputum. Gram stain (1000X) Read More