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Brown hyphae of Exophiala jeanselmei. Hyphae in wall of 'cyst' Read More

Blastomyces dermatitidis. Yeast phase. Interference phase microscopy Read More

Tangential sections of hyphae of Mortierella sp. in a skin ulcer Read More

Cryptococcus neoformans in sputum. India ink (400X) Read More

Entomophthora phycomycosis. Front view of face Read More

Science blogger Cesar Sanchez of the site Twisted Bacteria (twistedbacteria.blogspot.com) created the above word cloud that was generated from approximately 1200 tweets that appeared on Twitter during the American Societ... Read More

An important question about the retrovirus XMRV, which has been implicated in prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome, is where the virus replicates in humans. Such information would provide clues about how infection might be transmitted. To date the virus has been detected in malignant pro... Read More

Chlamydia psittaci. Infected baby hamster kidney cell cultures, direct FA stain Read More

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

Louis Pastuer - not just the guy whose responsible for your milk (and orange juice, beer, almonds, ciders, soy sauce, & about a dozen other products) being cooked @ high temps to make them last longer - but a brilliant scientific mind whose researches into disease prevention has saved countless ... Read More

"The famous tropical sunset scene by Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Roger Tsien, University of California San Diego, USA. This image was created using transgenic bacteria expressing fluorescent protein genes."

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Bacteroides fragilis colonies on blood agar (1:5) Read More

Electron micrograph of influenza virus negatively stained with phosophotungstic acid Read More

Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Photomicrograph, unstained. Note two isolated colonies adjacent to a single classical artifact, a 'pseudocolony' (750X) Read More

See those round, fuzz-ball looking things? You're seeing Lassa fever, up close & personal courtesy of a TEM microscope.
Another of those fearsome hemorrhagic fevers, Lassa virus is a member of the Arenaviridae family.
If you learn nothing more about Lassa fever, learn about Aniru Conteh.
F... Read More

Normal mouse trachea as shown by SEM. Note ciliated and serous cells Read More

Streptococcus pneumoniae in sputum smear. Gram stain (1200X) Read More

Actinomyces odontolyticus. Smooth red colony Read More

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Tissue form grown in vitro at 37C Read More

Salmonella sp. colonies on XLD media Read More