Bacteriophage
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
Prior to 1/1/2002 by From Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth
This video clip demonstrates the process of bacteriophage infection
from attachment to lysis of the host cell. |
Conjugation
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
Prior to 1/1/2002 by From Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth
This video clip demonstrates the process of conjugation. |
Skin Invasion
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
Prior to 1/1/2002 by From Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth
This animation shows phagocytic white blood cells responding to the chemical
signals of damaged tissue and leaving the bloodstream to phagocytose foreign particles. |
Transformation
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
Prior to 1/1/2002 by From Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth
This video clip demonstrates the process of transformation. When
a bacterial cell dies, the DNA in the cell breaks into fragments.
This free DNA can be taken up by certain bacteria and integrated
into their DNA. |
Lactose Fermentation on MacConkey Agar Plates
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
Prior to 1/1/2002 by Neal Chamberlain
MacConkey agar medium is commonly used to differentiate between various
gram-negative rod-shaped organisms. |
Bacitracin Sensitivity Using Group A and B Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
Prior to 1/1/2002 by Neal Chamberlain
The image is a 24 h culture on 5% sheep blood agar plate that has
been streaked with two different beta-hemolytic streptococci. |
Tuberculosis of the Spine
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
Prior to 1/1/2002 by Pat Johnson
This image illustrates the gross skeletal damage that can result from
disseminated tuberculosis. |
Growth of Nonlactose Fermenter on Hektoen Enteric Agar
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
Prior to 1/1/2002 by Pat Johnson
This image illustrates the growth of a nonlactose fermenter on Hektoen agar. |
Growth of Nonlactose Fermenter on MacConkey Agar
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
Prior to 1/1/2002 by Pat Johnson
This image illustrates growth of a nonlactose fermenter on MacConkey agar. |
Growth of Lactose Fermenter on MacConkey Agar
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
Prior to 1/1/2002 by Pat Johnson
This image illustrates growth of a lactose fermenter on MacConkey agar. |
Lactose Fermenter on Hektoen Enteric Agar
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
Prior to 1/1/2002 by Pat Johnson
This image illustrates the growth of normal flora of the bowel on Hektoen agar. |
Lactose Nonfermenter on EMB
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
Prior to 1/1/2002 by Pat Johnson
This image illustrates the growth of gram-negative bacteria that cannot ferment
lactose on eosin methylene blue (EMB) agar. |
Fusion of Measles Virus Infected Cells
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
Prior to 1/1/2002 by Linda Fisher
The photographs show cell fusion occurring
2 hours (Figure 1) and 5 hours (Figure 2) after infection of an AV3
(human amnion) cell line with a high input (MOI about 10). |
Cyanobacteria - Baltic Sea
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
Prior to 1/1/2002 by Hans Paerl
A cyanobacterial bloom on the open waters of the
Baltic Sea, the worlds largest brackish water ecosystem. |
Cyanobacteria - Neuse River, North Carolina
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
Prior to 1/1/2002 by Hans Paerl
An extensive surface water bloom of the colonial
cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa in the nutrient-enriched
Neuse River, North Carolina. |
Cyanobacteria Microbial Mat - North Carolina
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
Prior to 1/1/2002 by Hans Paerl
A side view of an intertidal North Carolina coastal
lagoon microbial mat dominated by cyanobacteria. |
Candida albicans
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
Prior to 1/1/2002 by Danny Wiedbrauk
Gram-stain of vaginal smear showing Candida albicans epithelial cells
and many gram-negative rods. (1,000X oil) |
Neisseria gonorrheae
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
Prior to 1/1/2002 by J. Michael Miller
Gram stained urethral discharge. The image shows many polymorphonuclear
leukocytes (PMNs) and
gram-negative extra- and intra-cellular diplococci. (1,000X oil) |
Cytomegalovirus
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
Prior to 1/1/2002 by Danny Wiedbrauk, Joan Barenfanger
Figure 1 is an H&E stained lung section showing typical owl-eye inclusions. Figure 2 is an H&E stain of Cytomegalovirus in monocytes in the lung of a patient with AIDS who had disseminated CMV. |
Rhinovirus Cytopathic Effects (CPE)
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
Prior to 1/1/2002 by Danny Wiedbrauk
This image shows human diploid fibroblasts infected with Rhinovirus (100X). |
