Microbes Collection

Salmonella bacteria, SEM
Salmonella bacteria, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). These Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria can cause food poisoning when eaten in contaminated food

Anthrax cultures, historical diagram
Anthrax cultures. 1876 diagram of Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax) bacteria cultured by Robert Koch. Along with Louis Pasteur, Koch is considered the founder of modern medical bacteriology

Salmonella bacteria, SEM
Salmonella bacteria, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Each rod-shaped structure is an individual bacterium. These bacteria occur mainly in human and animal intestines

E. coli bacteria, SEM
E. coli bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Escherichia coli bacteria. These bacteria are a normal part of the intestinal flora in humans and other animals

Coloured TEM of Yersinia pestis bacteria
False colour transmission electron micrograph (SEM) of Yersinia pestis, a species of Gram negative, non- motile, capsulated

Candida fungus, SEM
Candida fungus. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of budding threads (hyphae) of a Candida fungus. The budding areas are where asexual reproduction is producing new fungus cells

Norovirus particles, TEM
Norovirus particles. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of norovirus particles. Norovirus is a genus of RNA (ribonucleic acid)

Tuberculosis bacteria. Computer artwork of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. These Gram- positive rod-shaped bacteria cause the disease tuberculosis

Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, SEM
Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). These Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria are found in soil and water, and as normal flora in the human intestine

Spiral spore chain of Streptomyces bacteria

Coloured TEM of a Salmonella bacterium
Salmonella sp. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a Salmonella sp. bacterium. The cell is rod-shaped with long hair-like flagellae

Flagellate bacteria. Computer artwork of a rod- shaped bacteria with polar flagella. Bacteria with a morphology similar to this include Helicobacter pylori and Salmonella sp

E. coli bacterium
Escherichia coli. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of an Escherichia coli bacterium. E. coli are Gram-negative bacilli (rod-shaped) bacteria

E. coli bacteria
False-colour transmission electron micrograph of the bacterium Escherichia coli, a normal inhabitant of the human intestine

Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, SEM
Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). These Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria are found in soil and water, and as normal flora in the human intestine

E. coli bacterium, TEM
E. coli bacterium, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). E. coli are Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria that are part of the normal flora of the human gut

MRSA resistant Staphylococcus bacteria
MRSA: resistant Staphylococcus bacteria. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a deadly cluster of MRSA Staphylococcus aureus bacteria

Staphylococcus aureus bacteria
Staphylococcus aureus. Coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. These Gram-positive bacteria cause skin infections

Yoghurt bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the bacteria Streptococcus thermophilus (spherical) and Lactobacillus bulgar- icus (rod-shaped) in live yoghurt. S

E. coli bacteria, SEM
E. coli bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Escherichia coli bacteria (purple) taken from the small intestine of a child. E

Infections spread by sneezing, artwork C013 / 5949
Infections spread by sneezing. Computer artwork showing virus particles (virions, blue) and bacteria (rod-shaped) in the spray produced by someone when they sneeze

Salmonella bacteria, artwork C013 / 8818
Salmonella bacteria, computer artwork. Salmonella sp. bacteria are gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria that have flagella (hair-like structures) that they use for locomotion

Mycobacterium chelonae bacteria, SEM
Mycobacterium chelonae bacteria, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). These Gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria are found in soil and water

E. coli bacterium, TEM
E. coli bacterium. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of an Escherichia coli bacterium in the early stages of binary fission, the process by which the bacterium divides

Cholera bacteria, artwork
Cholera bacteria. Artwork of Vibrio cholerae bacteria in the small intestine. These Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria have a single polar flagellum (tail-like structure)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, SEM
Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). These Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria are found in soil and water, and as normal flora in the human intestine

The democratic microbes. Illustration shows Puck as a professor showing a slide of the germs infecting the Democratic Party; shown are William Jennings Bryan labeled Bryanism

E. coli 0157: H7 bacteria
E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 bacteria, cause of foodborne illness

Salmonella bacterium dividing, SEM
Salmonella bacterium dividing. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of of a Salmonella bacterium dividing. The two new daughter cells are seen at upper right and lower left

False-colour TEM of Salmonella typhi

False-colour TEM of bacterium E. Coli
False colour transmission electron micrograph of the bacterium Escherichia coli, a normal member of human intestinal flora

E. coli bacterium dividing

Chains of Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria

The Microbe (colour litho)
8633854 The Microbe (colour litho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Microbe. Illustration for The Poet and Other Animals by Harold Richardon (Ernest Nister)

Radiolaria, types of protozoa (colour litho)
8663507 Radiolaria, types of protozoa (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Radiolaria, types of protozoa)

Colony of Haemophilus influenzae, 1906 (litho)
3501914 Colony of Haemophilus influenzae, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Colony of Mycobacterium leprae, 1906 (litho)
3501912 Colony of Mycobacterium leprae, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Colony of Micrococcus Gonorrhoea, 1906 (litho)
3501903 Colony of Micrococcus Gonorrhoea, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Colony of Streptococcus pneumoniae with and without bubble capsule, 1906 (litho)
3501899 Colony of Streptococcus pneumoniae with and without bubble capsule, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Colony of Streptococcus Pneumoniae, 1906 (litho)
3501898 Colony of Streptococcus Pneumoniae, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Spirillum of the Lyme disease causing bacteria, Spirochaetes Borrelia Recurrentis, in blood sample, 1906 (litho)
3501919 Spirillum of the Lyme disease causing bacteria, Spirochaetes Borrelia Recurrentis, in blood sample, 1906 (litho) by German School

Colony of Vibrio cholerae, 1906 (litho)
3501918 Colony of Vibrio cholerae, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Colony of Clostridium tetani with spores, 1906 (litho)
3501913 Colony of Clostridium tetani with spores, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Colony of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 1906 (litho)
3501910 Colony of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

A colony of Staphylococcus pyogenes after cell division, 1906 (litho)
3501897 A colony of Staphylococcus pyogenes after cell division, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Colony of Streptococcus pyogenes, 1906 (litho)
3501894 Colony of Streptococcus pyogenes, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Colony of Yersinia pestis, 1906 (litho)
3501917 Colony of Yersinia pestis, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Colony of Salmonella Typhi showing Bacilli with flagella, 1906 (litho)
3501916 Colony of Salmonella Typhi showing Bacilli with flagella, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Colony of Salmonella typhi, 1906 (litho)
3501915 Colony of Salmonella typhi, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Colony of Bacillus Anthracis in a human spleen, 1906 (litho)
3501905 Colony of Bacillus Anthracis in a human spleen, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Spores of Bacillus Anthracis, 1906 (litho)
3501904 Spores of Bacillus Anthracis, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Colony of Micrococcus Gonorrhoea found in the Urethra, 1906 (litho)
3501900 Colony of Micrococcus Gonorrhoea found in the Urethra, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Colony of Corynebacterium Diphtheriae, 1906 (litho)
3501907 Colony of Corynebacterium Diphtheriae, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Colony of Bacterium mallei, 1906 (litho)
3501906 Colony of Bacterium mallei, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Staphylococcus colony, 1905 (litho)
3501895 Staphylococcus colony, 1905 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Colony of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, 1906 (litho)
3501911 Colony of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Microscopy for the Million (litho)
7201243 Microscopy for the Million (litho) by Keene, Charles (1823-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: Microscopy for the million)

Salt loving halobacteria turns a shallow lake bed red, Lone Pine, California, USA
Salt loving halobacteria turns a shallow salt lake bed red; Lone Pine, California, United States of America

Albions microbes (engraving)
1094552 Albions microbes (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Albions microbes. Illustration for La Vie Parisienne, 18 October 1884.); © Look and Learn

Microscopy for the Million (engraving)
2777011 Microscopy for the Million (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Microscopy for the Million)

Precautions taken against the plague in Japan, 1908
An example to India: exterminating the microbe-carrying rat. Remarkable precautions taken against the plague in Japan. Photographs include sorting

Les microbes conversent. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101395 Les microbes conversent. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les microbes conversent)

Punch cartoon: The Wonders of a London Water Drop (engraving)
6034641 Punch cartoon: The Wonders of a London Water Drop (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: The Wonders of a London Water Drop)

Essence of Parliament: Cartoon marking the opening of the first session of Parliament for
539034 Essence of Parliament: Cartoon marking the opening of the first session of Parliament for 1883 (wood engraving) by Furniss

Advert for The British Vacuum cleaner 1912
There is no room in the home for dust, microbes and irritating dust-laden air. The B.V.C makes everything clean, healthy and dustless. Date: 1912

Microbes in Bank-Notes (engraving)
3627725 Microbes in Bank-Notes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Microbes in Bank-Notes)

Bacteria (colour litho)
3630251 Bacteria (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria. Illustration from Meyers Konversations-Lexicon, c1895.); © Look and Learn

A Drop of Pantomime Water (engraving)
1052310 A Drop of Pantomime Water (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Drop of Pantomime Water)

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)

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

Paint Pots of Yellowstone National Park
A close up view of vivid, orange-colored bacteria mats floating in hot springs at Yellowstone National Park. These features are called paint pots in the park

Helicobacter pylori bacteria, SEM C016 / 9136
Helicobacter pylori bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Helicobacter pylori bacteria (green) in the stomach. H

Helicobacter pylori bacteria, SEM C016 / 9053
Helicobacter pylori bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a Helicobacter pylori bacterium (blue) in the stomach. H

Amoeba protozoa, SEM
Amoeba protozoa. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of four Amoeba sp. protozoa, showing their numerous pseudopodia (cytoplasmic extensions, leg-like)

Parvovirus particle, artwork C013 / 4640
Parvovirus particle. Computer artwork showing the outer structure of a human parvovirus (family Parvoviridae) particle (virion)

Pyrococcus furiosus archaea artwork
Pyroccocus furiosus archaea, artwork. Archaea are single-celled organisms that are similar to bacteria but have been found to have higher organism characteristics

Mould fungus, SEM
Mould fungus (Penicillium expansum), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). This fungus, also called blue mould, is a pathogen of plant material

Coloured SEM of Bacillus sp. bacteria
Bacillus sp. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of bacteria cells (Bacillus sp.). These rod- shaped bacteria are found in soil and water and are usually saprotrophic

Acetobacter bacteria, SEM
Vinegar-forming bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Acetobacter aceti bacteria, which are used in the production of vinegar

Acetobacter and Schizosaccharomyces. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of Acetobacter bacteria and Schizosaccharomyces yeast cells in a culture of Kombucha" tea

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

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

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

Late Devonian landscape, artwork
Late Devonian landscape. Artwork of wetland plants, and fumaroles during the Late Devonian Period (385 to 360 million years ago). The plants shown here include club mosses such as Aglaophyton

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Microbes, the invisible world within us and around us, hold a captivating story of survival and impact. Through powerful imaging techniques like scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), we can explore their intricate forms and unravel their secrets. In one frame, E. Coli bacteria appear as tiny rods under SEM, reminding us of their prevalence in our gut microbiome. Another image showcases Salmonella bacteria through SEM, highlighting the potential danger they pose to our health if not handled with caution. A colored TEM image reveals Yersinia pestis bacteria responsible for the devastating plague outbreaks throughout history. The vibrant hues bring attention to the severity of this pathogen's impact on humanity. Switching gears to fungi, Candida fungus takes center stage under SEM. Its branching structures captivate our imagination as we ponder its role in infections and diseases. Anthrax cultures depicted in a historical diagram remind us of the dark chapters where bioweapons threatened lives. This visual representation serves as a reminder of how they are be harnessed for destruction or manipulated for good. Norovirus particles captured by TEM showcase their spherical shape – these minuscule agents are notorious for causing gastrointestinal distress during outbreaks. Tuberculosis bacteria come into focus next; their presence is marked by rod-shaped organisms that invade lung tissue silently but relentlessly affecting millions worldwide each year. Spiral spore chains formed by Streptomyces bacteria create an enchanting pattern when observed through microscopic lenses. These soil-dwelling microorganisms contribute significantly to antibiotic production while shaping ecosystems beneath our feet. Flagellate bacteria display elegance with their whip-like appendages propelling them forward towards new habitats or resources - an evolutionary marvel worth contemplating upon seeing them up close under SEM once again. Lastly, Staphylococcus aureus bacterium reminds us that even seemingly harmless species can turn deadly when given the opportunity to cause infections if left unchecked within vulnerable individuals' bodies. Microbes, whether they be E.