Microbial Collection

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

Microbiology caricature, 19th century
Microbiology caricature. The researcher is handling jars labelled as bacterial cultures, while the magnified view at left shows a caricatured appearance of microbes as seen under a microscope

Vinegar production, 19th century cutaway artwork. This is a trickling method developed in 1823 by the German chemist Schutzenbach. The barrel is divided into three sections

Louis Pasteur (1822-95) and bacterial diseases, from
CHT236774 Louis Pasteur (1822-95) and bacterial diseases, from Les Sciences Physiques et Naturelles, Paris, 1908 (colour litho) by French School

Louis Pasteur, from The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine
2619188 Louis Pasteur, from The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, published 1884 (wood engraving) by Velten, H. (fl.1850-84); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis Pasteur, 1822 A- 1895)

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

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

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

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

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

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)

Thermophile bacterial mats at hotspring, Grand Prismatic Spring, Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone N. P. Wyoming, U. S
Thermophile bacterial mats at hotspring, Grand Prismatic Spring, Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone N.P. Wyoming, U.S.A. September

Thermophile bacterial mats and steam rising from hotspring, with tourists on boardwalk, Grand Prismatic Spring, Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone N.P. Wyoming, U.S.A. September

Joseph Lister, British surgeon
Joseph Lister (1827-1912), British surgeon. Lister qualified as a surgeon in London in 1852. At that time surgery was usually followed by infection and high mortality rates

Coronavirus, artwork F007 / 0229
Human coronavirus. Computer artwork of a Human coronavirus particle. Coronaviruses primarily infect the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tract and can cause the common cold

Coronavirus, artwork F007 / 0222
Human coronavirus. Computer artwork of a Human coronavirus particle. Coronaviruses primarily infect the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tract and can cause the common cold

Coronavirus, artwork F007 / 0220
Human coronavirus. Computer artwork of a Human coronavirus particle. Coronaviruses primarily infect the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tract and can cause the common cold

Coronavirus, artwork F007 / 0211
Human coronavirus. Computer artwork of a Human coronavirus particle. Coronaviruses primarily infect the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tract and can cause the common cold

Microbiology research F006 / 9080
MODEL RELEASED. Microbiology research. Scientist examining cultures in a petri dish

Microbiology research F006 / 9079
MODEL RELEASED. Microbiology research. Scientist examining cultures in a petri dish

Salmonella bacteria, artwork C016 / 7538
Salmonella bacteria, computer artwork. Salmonella sp. bacteria are gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria that have flagella (hair-like structures) that they use for locomotion

Lactococcus sp. Bacteria (SEM)
Lactococcus sp. bacteria. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the bacteria Lactococcus sp. Its most common application is in the production of dairy products, such as cheeses and yoghurts

Culture in Petri dish, illustration C018 / 0898
Microbial culture in a Petri dish, illustration

E. coli bacteria, SEM C014 / 0385
E. coli bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria (rod-shaped) found in a urine sample from a patient with a urinary tract infection (UTI)

E. coli bacteria, SEM C014 / 0386
E. coli bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria (rod-shaped) found in a urine sample from a patient with a urinary tract infection (UTI)

Sir3 gene silencer acting on DNA C015 / 7062
Sir3 gene silencer acting on DNA, molecular model. Sir3 (purple and grey) is acting on a circular strand of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, red)

Sir3 gene silencer acting on DNA C015 / 7061
Sir3 gene silencer acting on DNA

Golden algae, light micrograph
Golden algae. Polarised light micrograph of a colony of Dinobryon sp. golden algae (chrysophytes). Magnification: x200 when printed 10 centimetres wide

Lactobacillus casei shirota (SEM)
Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the bacteria Lactobacillus casei Shirota strain. This particular strain of lactobacillus was isolated by a graduate from the Medical School of Kyoto University

Lactobacillus casei bacteria (SEM)
Lactobacillus casei bacteria. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the bacteria Lactobacillus casei. L. casei is a bacterium that is found in the human intestines and mouth

Sir3 gene silencer acting on DNA C016 / 2325
Sir3 gene silencer acting on DNA, molecular model. Sir3 (bright green) is acting on a circular strand of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, red and yellow)

Sir3 gene silencer acting on DNA C016 / 2324
Sir3 gene silencer acting on DNA, molecular model. Sir3 (light blue) is acting on a circular strand of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, pink)

Salmonella bacteria, artwork C013 / 7809
Salmonella bacteria, computer artwork. Salmonella sp. bacteria are gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria that have flagella (hair-like structures) that they use for locomotion

Salmonella bacteria, artwork C013 / 7808
Salmonella bacteria, computer artwork. Salmonella sp. bacteria are gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria that have flagella (hair-like structures) that they use for locomotion

EHEC E. coli bacteria, artwork C013 / 4621
EHEC E. coli bacteria. Computer artwork of a enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) bacteria in the human gut. E. coli bacteria are a normal part of the intestinal flora in humans

Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve, Shark Bay, Western Australia. This area is famous for its stromatolites, mineralised microbial communities formed from cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

Salmonella bacterium, artwork C013 / 4728
Salmonella bacterium, computer artwork. Salmonella sp. bacteria are gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria that have flagella (hair-like structures) that they use for locomotion

Salmonella bacteria, artwork C013 / 4727
Salmonella bacteria, computer artwork. Salmonella sp. bacteria are gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria that have flagella (hair-like structures) that they use for locomotion

Cabbage root infection, SEM
Cabbage root infection. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a cross-section through one of the roots of a cabbage (Brassica sp)

Bacteria on a pin, SEM
Bacteria on a pin. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of bacteria (orange) on the tip of a pin. Although considered sharp and smooth on a human scale

Erwinia bacteria, SEM
Erwinia bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Erwinia carotovora bacteria. This gram-negative flagellated bacterium causes soft rot of plant crops such as potato

Yoghurt bacteria, SEM
Yoghurt bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of bacteria (coloured) among the milk solids from a yoghurt

Giardia protozoan, TEM
Giardia protozoan. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a Giardia sp. protozoan. It is a single-celled organism that has two cell nuclei (green)

Electricity from rice plants. Electrodes placed in a pot of rice seedlings grown underwater. Anaerobic bacteria, such as Geobacter sp

Biofuel bacteria. Petri dish containing colonies of recombinant (genetically modified) Streptomyces bacteria (red) that may produce cellulase

Whooping cough antibiotic research

Cultures on petri dishes
Bacterial cultures on petri dishes. Computer artwork of bacteria growing on petri dishes

Sewage treatment plant. Aerial photograph of aeration tanks at a sewage works. This stage is used to treat sewage after most of the solid waste (sludge) has been removed in settlement tanks

Bacterial pneumonia infection. Light micrograph of pneumonia bacteria (Klebsiella pneumoniae, rod- shaped, pink) among cells in a sample of pus from a pneumonia patient. K

Molluscum contagiosum virus, TEM
Molluscum contagiosum virus. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of two molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV) particles

AIDS virus particle, TEM
AIDS virus particle. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an AIDS virus particle leaving a host cell (green, lower frame)

Astrobiology researcher Dr Lynn J. Rothschild sampling microbial mats in a lake. These bacteria can survive conditions of high salinity, extreme temperatures and drought

Microbe fermentation unit for the production of hormones and enzymes for medical and industrial use. This is a method of solid state fermentation called tray or koji fermentation

Early stromatolites, artwork
Early stromatolites. Artwork of early stromatolites during a volcanic period. Stromatolites (boulder-like structures, lower frame) are an ancient form of life, dating back over 500 million years

Frontonia protozoa, light micrograph
Frontonia protozoa. Light micrograph of a group of Frontonia sp. ciliate protozoa

Frontonia protozoan, light micrograph
Frontonia protozoan. Light micrograph of a Frontonia sp. ciliate protozoan

Phytokarst rock formation. This type of karst rock formation is created in areas of limestone caves where sunlight is present

Streptococcus thermophilus bacteria, SEM
Streptococcus thermophilus bacteria, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). These lactic acid bacteria are found in fermented milk products, and are generally used in yoghurt production

Bacterial computing, conceptual artwork

Skin bacteria, artwork
Skin bacteria. Computer artwork of rod-shaped (bacillus) bacteria on a human hand

Mouldy grapes on the vine. Ripening bunch of grapes (Vitis vinifera) showing infection by grey mould (Botrytis cinerea). This fungus is pathogenic and widespread and causes a variety of rots

Global pandemic, conceptual image
Global pandemic. Conceptual artwork of the Earth in a petri dish with microbial growths (orange). This could represent a bacterial or viral infection spreading to cause a global pandemic

Vorticella protozoa, artwork. This ciliate protozoan (three present here) consists of a bell-shaped head (bottom) and a stalk that is anchored to a substrate (top)

Hepatitis E virus particle, artwork
Hepatitis E virus particle, computer artwork. This virus is a non-enveloped, single-stranded RNA (ribonucleic acid) virus that causes hepatitis E. Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver

Milk pasteurization, 19th century artwork. This is an industrial scale bain marie (water bath) used to heat milk in order to prevent microbial growth

Bacterial conjugation, artwork
Bacterial conjugation, computer artwork. Conjugation is the process by which genetic material is transferred from one bacterium to another

Virus particle, artwork. The spikes on this virus particle are surface proteins that help the particle attach to cell membranes

H5N3 influenza A virus particles, TEM
H5N3 influenza A virus particles. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of the H5N3 strain of influenza virus type A. All five H5 strains (H5N1, H5N2, H5N3, H5N8 and H5N9) cause bird flu

Human coronavirus, TEM
Human coronavirus. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Human coronavirus particles. Coronaviruses primarily infect the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tract

Avian influenza virus particles, TEM
Avian influenza virus particles. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a H5 strain of influenza virus type A. All five H5 strains (H5N1, H5N2, H5N3, H5N8 and H5N9) cause bird flu

HIV particles exiting a cell, artwork
HIV particles exiting a cell. Artwork of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) particles exiting a T-lymphocyte (white blood cell). HIV causes AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)

Coronavirus particles, artwork. Coronaviruses primarily infect the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tract and can cause the common cold

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In the 19th century, microbial discoveries revolutionized the field of microbiology. From Louis Pasteur's groundbreaking research on bacterial diseases to the production of vinegar, these tiny organisms held immense significance. Microbiology caricatures from that era depicted scientists peering through microscopes, unraveling the mysteries hidden within microbial worlds. These illustrations captured their fascination and dedication towards understanding these minuscule creatures. One such breakthrough was made by Louis Pasteur himself, whose work focused on bacterial diseases. His findings paved the way for advancements in medicine and saved countless lives. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine featured his achievements, highlighting his contributions to science. Nature also showcased microbial wonders in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Thermal bacteria mats thrived in warm waters while tourists marveled at steam rising from hot springs. This unique ecosystem demonstrated how life could flourish even under extreme conditions. The park's Black Sand Basin further exemplified this phenomenon as vibrant microbial mats grew amidst its geothermal features. These colorful displays were a testament to nature's resilience and adaptability. Microbes weren't always beneficial; some posed serious threats like anthrax and botulism bacteria. Scientists tirelessly researched antibiotics to combat these deadly infections, striving to protect public health worldwide. Even viruses didn't escape scrutiny as infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) came under intense investigation using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). This technique allowed researchers to observe viral structures with incredible detail, aiding in developing effective treatments against viral illnesses. Thermophile bacterial mats found near Grand Prismatic Spring added another layer of intrigue to Yellowstone's diverse landscape. Tourists marveled at both the beauty and scientific importance of these thriving communities living amidst scorching temperatures. From caricatures depicting early microbiologists' curiosity to modern-day research combating infectious diseases, microbes have captivated our attention throughout history. Their impact spans various fields - from medical breakthroughs to ecological wonders - reminding us that sometimes it is the smallest things that hold the greatest significance.