MicrobeWorld

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

Toxoplasma gondii - schizogony from cat gut 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

Pigments of the Fungi 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

Streptomyces spp. on various cultivation media. Production of different pigments and formation of aerial mycelia. Colonies after approximately 15 days of cultivation in aerobic atmosphere, 28°C. Environmental isolates.

Streptomyces is the largest genus of Actinobacteria and the type genus of ... Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is a scanning electron micrograph of Plasmodium gallinaceum, which causes malaria in poultry, invading the midgut of the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
Credit: NIAID

"Fighting Drug-Resistant Malaria"
Rick Fairhurst and Others at NIAID Go Global
By Kristofor Langlais, NICHD, for the NIH Catal... Read More

This 1975 transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed the presence of a number of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) virions, which are Coronaviridae family members, and members of the genus Coronavirus. IBV is a highly contagious pathogen, which infects poultry of all ages, affecting a numbe... Read More

Absidia sp. Unstained, interference phase Read More

Haematococcus (algae), Euplotes (protozoa), and Cyclidium (ciliate) (400x)

2012 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition, Charles Krebs, Issaquah, Washington, USA Read More