Wave-like contamination on a 1/2 MS plate
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03.03.2026 08:25
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Wave-like contamination on a 1/2 MS plate
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That’s incredible! 🤩
Is this … normal? @contamclub.bsky.social
@contamclub.bsky.social Undergraduate practical yeast plate (rich media). As well as the Saccharomyces, there's a bacterial contaminant plus unknown orange, red and green contaminants!
Reality check at the food microbiology practical course - molds from a sample of dried herbs... 🧫🍂
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@contamclub.bsky.social any ideas of today’s contamination in MH2 broth?
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Hi everyone, unfortunately I have some serious health issues so I’ll have to put ContamCalendar orders on hold from next week, hopefully only for a few weeks but may be longer🚨
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Agar plate with wood ear mushroom tissues. The red/pink pigment diffusing into the agar is likely metabolites produced by Fusarium mold. Bacterial growth is also visible. Petri dish is photographed against a lamp.
Agar plate with wood ear mushroom tissues. The red/pink pigment diffusing into the agar is likely metabolites produced by Fusarium mold. Bacterial growth is also visible. Petri dish is photographed against a lamp.
Agar plate with wood ear mushroom tissues. The red/pink pigment diffusing into the agar is likely metabolites produced by Fusarium mold. Bacterial growth is also visible. Petri dish is photographed against a lamp.
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I was cloning a wood ear mushroom that I foraged recently. One of my plates was contaminated, so I let it grow. Then I thought I should definitely photograph it against a lamp and share it here. Perfect for @contamclub.bsky.social
The red/pink pigment is likely produced by Fusarium mold.
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Hi-
Following up to say this condition won’t be repeated, primarily because I fear it.
Best,
#contamination
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A rotten apple retrieved from the bottom of a pack bought last week. It is a near-luminous red-tinged golden colour, speckled with spots of white mould up the right side that mass together to form a fuzzy covering on top.
The same rotten apple seen from a different angle. The side facing the camera is sunken and oozing moisture down crumpled skin. Its reflection in the ceramic cooker top is sinister, so dark It appears black.
When an apple goes this bad, there’s only one thing to be done…
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*takes photos*
A bottle of clear liquid with black mold growing in it. The mold is spherical.
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Moldy plate ✨
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My contamination made it into the @contamclub.bsky.social calendar for 2026! 🦠
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A photo of a calendar. The bottom half shows the calendar for February 2026. The top half is a photo of a black fungus growing on an agar plate
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The ContamCalendar 2026 is full of microbe-related dates so you can celebrate microbiology for the whole year 📅🧫🦠
Labmate found a fluff in their LB @contamclub.bsky.social
Looking forward to seeing the ContamCalendars start arriving! Shipped the first orders this week 📅🧫🍄🦠
Looking forward to seeing the ContamCalendars start arriving! Shipped the first orders this week 📅🧫🍄🦠
Keith the cat - our Quality Assurance Manager - approves the ContamCalendar 2026