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Micro Biology Collection (page 3)

Microbiology is a fascinating field that delves into the intricate world of microscopic organisms

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: International biohazard symbol

International biohazard symbol warning of a potential biological hazard. This symbol is used worldwide in laboratories and on containers where biologically active agents are present

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Phagocytosis of fungus spores, SEM

Phagocytosis of fungus spores, SEM
Phagocytosis of fungus spores. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of spores from the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus (red) being phagocytosed (engulfed and destroyed) by a dendritic cell (brown)

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Anton van Leeuwenhoek, caricature

Anton van Leeuwenhoek, caricature
Anton van Leeuwenhoek. Caricature of the Dutch microbiologist Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), looking through a magnifying glass to represent his discoveries in microbiology

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Giardia lamblia protozoa, micrograph

Giardia lamblia protozoa, micrograph
Giardia lamblia protozoa, light micrograph. These single-celled parasitic protozoa infect the intestinal tract and are most common in tropical regions

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Antibiotic action, historical image

Antibiotic action, historical image
Antibiotic action. Historical image taken by the German pathologist Karl Dohle (1855-1928) in 1889, showing the action of an antibiotic compound on Bacillus anthracis (anthrax)

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Botulism bacteria

Botulism bacteria. Light micrograph of botulism bacteria (Clostridium botulinum). These bacteria occur naturally in soil. They produce botulinum toxin

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Yeast cells, SEM

Yeast cells, SEM
Yeast cells. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cells of bakers yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) from part of a dried, commercial yeast pellet

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Paramecium bursaria protozoan, micrograph

Paramecium bursaria protozoan, micrograph
Paramecium bursaria protozoan, light micrograph. This ciliate protozoan inhabits freshwater, where it feeds mainly on bacteria

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Creation of oil using designer microbes

Creation of oil using designer microbes. Conceptual computer artwork depicting an oil well pump in a petri dish, representing the use of artificially created micro-organisms to produce oil

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: TEM of T4 bacteriophage infecting E. coli

TEM of T4 bacteriophage infecting E. coli
Transmission electron micrograph of bacteriophage T4 (virus infecting bacteria), 60 minutes after the injection of its viral DNA into the bacterium Escherichia coli

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Cucumber mosaic virus, computer model

Cucumber mosaic virus, computer model
Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), computer model. This image was created using molecular modelling software and data from X-ray crystallography

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Creation of artificial life, artwork

Creation of artificial life, artwork
Creation of artificial life. Conceptual computer artwork depicting the creation of a new life-form in a petri dish. Geneticists are working on methods for combining artificially replicated genes into

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Anthrax antibiotics research

Anthrax antibiotics research. Antibiotic drugs (discs) being tested on anthrax bacteria (Bacillus anthracis) colonies being cultured on an agar growth medium in a petri dish

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: HIV viruses, TEM

HIV viruses, TEM
HIV viruses. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) particles. These particles are docking at a T-lymphocyte (white blood cell) just before infection

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Louis Pasteur, French chemist

Louis Pasteur, French chemist

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Murine norovirus with antibody fragments

Murine norovirus with antibody fragments
Murine norovirus (MNV) with antibody fragments, computer model. This image was created using molecular modelling software and data from cryo- electron microscopy

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: AIDS virus

AIDS virus. Conceptual computer artwork of many HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) particles that are sectioned to show their internal structures

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Robert Koch, German bacteriologist

Robert Koch, German bacteriologist
Robert Koch (1843-1910), German bacteriologist. Along with Louis Pasteur, Koch is considered the founder of modern medical bacteriology

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Sindbis virus capsid protein

Sindbis virus capsid protein, molecular model

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Tobacco necrosis virus research, artwork

Tobacco necrosis virus research, artwork
Tobacco necrosis virus research, computer artwork

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Biohazard symbol and virus

Biohazard symbol and virus. Computer artwork of the symbol for a biohazard (red) superimposed on a virus (blue). A biohazard is an organism or biological substance that is harmful to human health

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: TEM of endoplasmic reticulum in mammalian cell

TEM of endoplasmic reticulum in mammalian cell
Rough endoplasmic reticulum. Transmission Electron Micrograph (TEM) of a section through a mammalian cell revealing rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Rod shaped bacillus bacteria

Rod shaped bacillus bacteria
3D-computer artwork of bacillus bacteria. These rod-shaped bacteria (bacilli) are widespread in soil and in the air. Many bacillus bacteria are responsible for food spoilage

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Bacteria research

Bacteria research
MODEL RELEASED. Bacteria research. Researcher holding an empty petri dish in front of other dishes containing cultured bacteria (dots)

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Copepods

Copepods. Copepods are microscopic aquatic crustaceans found in waters around the world. They may either be free living or parasitic on other organisms

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Paramecium protozoa, light micrograph

Paramecium protozoa, light micrograph
Paramecium bursaria protozoa, light micrograph. These ciliate protozoa inhabit freshwater, where they feed mainly on bacteria

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Bacterial cell structure, artwork

Bacterial cell structure, artwork
Bacterial cell structure. Computer artwork showing the cell structure and components (organelles) of a typical rod-shaped bacteria (bacillus). Not all bacteria have a flagellum (long, tail-like)

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Smallpox virus particle, TEM

Smallpox virus particle, TEM
Smallpox virus particle. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a Variola major virus particle. Each particle consists of a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), TEM

Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), TEM
Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) particles, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). This virus is a member of the coronavirus family

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Eastern equine encephalitis virus, TEM

Eastern equine encephalitis virus, TEM
Eastern equine encephalitis virus. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus particles (Alphavirus sp. orange) in the salivary gland of a mosquito

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: HIV particles, TEM

HIV particles, TEM
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) particles, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). Each particle consists of an RNA (ribonucleic acid, purple/brown) genome

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Trichodina parasite, light micrograph

Trichodina parasite, light micrograph
Trichodina parasite. Differential interference contrast micrograph of Trichodina pediculus. This ciliate parasite lives on the skin, gills and mucous membranes of many aquatic animals

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Bacterial lung infection

Bacterial lung infection, computer artwork. Rod-shaped bacteria (bacilli, green) on the surface of the alveoli of the lungs (purple)

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Mouldy bread

Mouldy bread. The white areas are fungal mycelia, masses of thread-like structures (hyphae) that absorb nutrients. The blue-green areas are the fungal spores (reproductive structures)

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Love, microbial art

Love, microbial art. Petri dish containing the fungi Aureobasidium pullulans and Rhodotorula sp. (red). The fungi have been cultured on agar jelly to depict a heart and arrow

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Bacillus subtilis bacteria, SEM

Bacillus subtilis bacteria, SEM
Bacillus subtilis. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Bacillus subtilis bacteria. B. subtilis, or hay bacillus, is an aerobic, gram-positive bacillus(rod-shaped bacterium)

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Lactobacillus bacteria, SEM

Lactobacillus bacteria, SEM
Lactobacillus sp. bacteria, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Lactobacillus bacteria are probiotic bacteria, which are useful for human and animal health as they produce bacteriocins

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Clostridium perfringens bacterium with spore

Clostridium perfringens bacterium with spore
False-colour transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a Clostridium perfringens bacterium with endospore. This species of Gram-positive

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Bacteria on lung hairs

Bacteria on lung hairs
Bacteria in a lung. Computer artwork of bacteria (yellow) on cilia (hair-like structures) in a lung. Bacterial infection of the lungs can cause potentially fatal pneumonia

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Proteus mirabilis bacterium

Proteus mirabilis bacterium
False-colour transmission electron micrograph of the bacterium Proteus mirabilis. It is an enterobacterium which is present normally in the human intestine

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Spirochete bacteria, TEM

Spirochete bacteria, TEM
Spirochete bacteria, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). Spirochetes are bacteria with helically coiled cells

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Coloured SEM of Clostridium botulinum

Coloured SEM of Clostridium botulinum
Food poisoning bacterium. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of the Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum, responsible for serious food poisoning in humans. C

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Rod-shaped bacteria

Rod-shaped bacteria. Computer artwork of rod- shaped bacteria (bacilli). Typical bacilli are E. coli and Salmonella bacteria, though there are many others as well

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Root nodule

Root nodule. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a root nodule on a pea plant (Pisum sativum) caused by the nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria Rhizobium leguminosarum

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Yeast cells, TEM

Yeast cells, TEM
Yeast cells, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). The cell wall is shown in blue, cytoplasm in red, and vacuole in green. Yeast is a single-celled fungus that reproduces asexually

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: Nitrobacter sp bacteria, TEM

Nitrobacter sp bacteria, TEM

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: PSCI2A-00079

PSCI2A-00079
Louis Pasteur supervising an inoculation for hydrophobia (rabies), 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageMicro Biology Collection: PASTEUR, Louis (1822-1895)

PASTEUR, Louis (1822-1895). French chemist and bacteriologist, pioneer of the microbiology. Painting



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Microbiology is a fascinating field that delves into the intricate world of microscopic organisms. From budding yeast cells to calcareous phytoplankton, these tiny beings hold immense importance in our ecosystem. Take a closer look through the lens of a scanning electron microscope (SEM), and you'll be amazed by their intricate structures. One such example is the avian flu virus, which can cause devastating outbreaks among bird populations. Its unique shape and composition are revealed under SEM, highlighting its potential threat to both animals and humans alike. Diatoms, another group of microorganisms, showcase stunning beauty when observed through SEM. Their delicate silica shells form intricate patterns that resemble works of art. These diatoms play a crucial role in marine ecosystems as primary producers. E. coli bacteria, often associated with foodborne illnesses, reveal their rod-shaped structure under SEM. Understanding their morphology helps scientists develop strategies to combat infections caused by this notorious bacterium. The PSCI2A-00015 embryonic stem cell captured under SEM demonstrates its incredible regenerative capabilities. This versatile cell type holds great promise for future medical advancements and treatments. Salmonella bacteria also come into focus under SEM, displaying their flagella-covered surface responsible for motility and infection transmission. Studying these pathogens aids in developing effective prevention measures against salmonellosis. Intriguingly colored TEM images unveil Yersinia pestis bacteria responsible for causing deadly diseases like bubonic plague throughout history. Unveiling their detailed structure allows researchers to better understand how they function within host organisms. Another captivating diatom species reveals itself through SEM imaging - showcasing nature's artistic side once again. These single-celled algae contribute significantly to global carbon fixation while providing habitats for countless aquatic creatures. Candida fungus captures attention with its filamentous appearance when viewed at high magnification using SEM techniques. This opportunistic pathogen can cause various infections in humans ranging from mild oral thrush to life-threatening systemic infections.