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Microbe Discovery
Current: Microbe Discovery 2018

Microbe Discovery 2018

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A petri dish labeled T5000 contains various colonies of mold and bacteria, including a large fuzzy white growth and several smaller circular colonies on a blue background. — Purse Bottom

A petri dish labeled T5001 contains multiple white and yellow bacterial or fungal colonies of varying sizes growing on a nutrient agar surface. The background is dark blue. — Top of Shoes

A petri dish labeled T5002 contains various colonies of bacteria and mold, displaying different sizes, shapes, and colors such as white, yellow, and pale green, on a grayish agar surface. — Shoes

A petri dish labeled T5003 contains numerous colonies of bacteria in various sizes and colors, including white, cream, and yellow, growing on a nutrient agar surface against a dark blue background. — Bottom of Shoes

A petri dish labeled T5004 displays numerous yellow and white bacterial colonies growing in streak patterns on a clear agar medium, against a dark blue background. — Corn Snake

A petri dish labeled T5005 contains several white bacterial or fungal colonies of varying sizes on a clear agar surface, set against a dark background. — Car Key

Petri dish labeled T5006 containing various colonies of bacteria and fungi in different shapes, sizes, and colors on an agar surface, against a dark blue background. — Palm Frond

A petri dish labeled T5007 containing a translucent agar medium with several circular, fuzzy mold colonies growing on the surface. The background is dark blue. — Oak Tree

A petri dish labeled T5008 shows various colonies of mold and bacteria growing on agar, with different colors and textures against a dark blue background. — Everything

A petri dish labeled T5009 contains a clear agar medium with three visible white bacterial colonies of different sizes and shapes growing on the surface. The background is dark blue. — Everything

Petri dish labeled T5010 shows bacterial colonies of various sizes and colors, including white and yellow, growing on a translucent agar surface against a blue background. — My Arm

A petri dish labeled T5011 contains numerous colonies of various bacteria and fungi in different sizes, shapes, and colors on a nutrient agar surface. — Boat

A petri dish labeled T5012 containing a clear agar medium with a few scattered bacterial and fungal colonies on a dark blue background. — Lower Arm

A petri dish labeled “T5013” contains various bacterial and fungal colonies in different shapes, sizes, and colors growing on a nutrient agar surface. The background is dark blue. — Arm

A petri dish labeled T5014 shows various bacterial and fungal colonies of different sizes, shapes, and colors growing on a clear agar surface against a blue background. — Arm

A petri dish labeled “T5015” contains various bacterial and fungal colonies of different sizes and colors on a nutrient agar medium, set against a dark blue background. — Arm

A petri dish labeled T5016 contains clear agar with a large irregular hole and some yellowish-white microbial growth near the damaged area, set against a dark blue background. — Daddy's Phone

Petri dish labeled T5017 containing a rectangular yellowish paper on agar, with several circular white bacterial or fungal colonies growing near and on the paper. — Mom's Phone

A petri dish labeled T5018 containing a clear agar medium with several small bacterial or fungal colonies and a triangular piece of yellowish material on a dark blue background. — $20 Bill

A petri dish labeled T5019 contains various colonies of bacteria and fungi, with different sizes, shapes, and colors, growing on an agar surface against a dark background. — Cast

A petri dish labeled T5020 shows mostly clear agar with a single small white bacterial colony near the edge. The background is dark blue. — Arm

Petri dish labeled “T5021” displaying various cream-colored bacterial colonies of different sizes and shapes growing on an agar medium, viewed from above against a dark background. — Brick

A petri dish labeled T5022 containing a gelatinous medium with several small, circular colonies of various colors and sizes, indicating microbial growth, on a blue background. — Tree

A petri dish labeled T5023 contains yellow and white bacterial or fungal colonies of various sizes growing on a yellowish agar medium against a dark blue background. — Water Fountain

A petri dish labeled T5024 contains various bacterial and fungal colonies of different sizes and colors growing on an agar medium against a dark blue background. — Water

A petri dish labeled T5025 contains various colonies of bacteria and mold in different shapes, sizes, and colors, including white, yellow, and fuzzy clusters, on a clear agar medium. — Rusty Metal

A petri dish labeled T5026 contains various bacterial and fungal colonies of different sizes and colors growing on a gelatinous medium against a dark background. — Hand

A Petri dish labeled T5027 contains numerous colonies of various shapes, sizes, and colors growing on agar, indicating diverse microbial growth, set against a dark blue background. — Moss

A petri dish labeled T5028 displays various bacterial and fungal colonies in different sizes, shapes, and colors on a nutrient agar surface, set against a dark blue background. — Stinky Shoe

A petri dish labeled T5029 contains colonies of bacteria and fungi, displaying irregular shapes and various textures in white, yellow, and cream colors against a dark background.

A petri dish labeled T5030 shows bacterial colonies growing on a clear agar surface, with various small white and cream spots scattered across the plate.

A petri dish labeled T5031 contains various bacterial and fungal colonies of different sizes, shapes, and colors growing on agar, indicating microbial diversity. — Quarter

Petri dish labeled T5032 containing bacterial and fungal colonies of varying sizes, shapes, and colors growing on agar against a dark blue background. — Phone

Petri dish labeled T5033 containing a variety of bacterial and fungal colonies in different sizes, shapes, and colors, including white, yellow, and cream, on a dark blue background. — Tree

A petri dish labeled T5034 containing multiple colonies of bacteria and fungi of varying sizes, shapes, and colors, cultured on a nutrient agar medium. The background is dark blue. — Ground

A petri dish labeled T5035 displays multiple colonies of bacteria and fungi in various sizes, shapes, and colors—mainly white, yellow, and green—growing on a nutrient agar medium. — Back of Turtle

A petri dish labeled T5036 contains several irregularly shaped white and cream-colored bacterial colonies growing on a clear nutrient agar surface. — Tree

A petri dish labeled T5037 shows several bacterial and fungal colonies of varying sizes and colors growing on agar against a dark blue background. — Ears

A petri dish labeled T5038 shows bacterial colonies of varying sizes and colors growing on a clear agar medium against a dark blue background. — Hand

A petri dish labeled T5039 shows numerous white and yellow bacterial colonies of various sizes growing on a blue agar medium. The background is dark blue. — Boot Bottom

A petri dish labeled T5040 contains a clear agar medium with various yellow, white, and off-white bacterial or fungal colonies of different sizes scattered across its surface. — Nose

A petri dish labeled T5041 containing a clear agar medium with various white and off-white bacterial or fungal colonies of different sizes and textures on a dark background. — Mouth

A petri dish labeled T5042 containing numerous white bacterial colonies growing on a blue agar medium, arranged in streaked patterns across the surface. — Water

A petri dish labeled T5043 contains a clear agar medium with white, irregular bacterial or fungal colonies spreading in streaks across the surface. The background is dark blue. — Sedimentary

A petri dish labeled T5044 displays bacterial and fungal colonies of varying sizes and colors growing on a clear agar medium, set against a dark blue background. — Ears

A petri dish labeled T5045 containing various bacterial and fungal colonies, including white fuzzy mold and yellow circular spots, set against a dark background. — Ears

A petri dish labeled T5046 displays various white and yellow bacterial colonies growing on agar against a dark blue background.

Petri dish labeled T5047 showing white bacterial colonies streaked in a zigzag pattern on a blue agar medium. — Water Tub

A petri dish labeled T5048 contains irregularly shaped, fuzzy white and off-white bacterial or fungal colonies growing on a translucent agar surface, set against a blue background. — Salt Marsh Water

A petri dish labeled T5049 contains bacterial colonies of varying sizes and shapes growing on a blue agar surface. Some areas have clustered growth while others have isolated spots. — Skin on Neck

A petri dish labeled T5050 contains several large, irregular colonies of mold or bacteria with a fuzzy texture on a dark background. — Tree

A labeled petri dish marked T5051 shows various colonies of mold and bacteria with different shapes, sizes, and colors growing on an agar medium against a dark blue background. — Plant

A petri dish labeled T5052 containing bacterial colonies of varying sizes and shapes, growing on a nutrient agar medium against a dark background. — Sea Water

A petri dish labeled T5053 contains various bacterial and fungal colonies of different sizes and colors, growing on a nutrient agar medium against a dark blue background. — Inflatable Whale

A petri dish labeled T5054 containing bacterial colonies of varying sizes and colors growing on agar against a dark background. — Skin

A petri dish labeled T5055 contains various white and yellow bacterial colonies of different sizes growing on a clear agar surface against a dark background. — Between Toes

A clear, oval plastic tray sits on a dark surface. Above the tray, the label T5056 is displayed on a white background. — Mouth

A petri dish labeled T5057 shows bacterial colonies of various sizes and colors growing on a clear agar medium against a blue background. — Truck Handle

Petri dish labeled T5058 containing agar with various bacterial and fungal colonies, appearing as small white, yellow, and cream-colored spots and clusters on a dark blue background. — Door Knob/glider exhibit

A petri dish labeled T5059 containing yellow-green mold and white bacterial colonies spreading in irregular patterns on a clear agar surface, set against a dark blue background. — arm

A petri dish labeled “T5060” at the top, containing a clear, yellowish agar medium with a few small white colonies, placed on a dark blue surface. — Tree

A petri dish labeled T5061 contains various bacterial and fungal colonies of different shapes, sizes, and colors growing on agar, set against a dark blue background. — Thigh/Marsh

A petri dish labeled T5062 containing various bacterial and fungal colonies of different sizes, shapes, and colors growing on agar against a dark blue background.

A petri dish labeled T5063 displays numerous yellow and white bacterial colonies of varying sizes growing on agar against a blue background. — Trash, door knob, turtle water, sand , moss, dirt, rope and rusty snake

A petri dish labeled T5064 shows bacterial colonies of various sizes and textures growing on nutrient agar, with some streaks and large white, irregularly shaped clumps against a dark blue background. — Mouth

A petri dish labeled T5065 with a dark blue background, showing several white bacterial colonies growing on a clear agar surface. — Tree

A clear, oval-shaped petri dish labeled T5066 at the top, with a transparent gel surface and a few small, white specks inside. The background is dark blue. — $20 Bill

A petri dish labeled T5067 shows various bacterial and fungal colonies in different sizes, shapes, and colors, including white, yellow, and cream, growing on a nutrient agar surface. — Spanish Moss

A petri dish labeled T5068 contains agar with several white and yellowish bacterial colonies of varying sizes, set against a dark blue background. — Phone Case

A petri dish labeled T5069 contains various colonies of bacteria and fungi growing on agar, showing different colors, shapes, and textures against a dark blue background. — Shoe

A petri dish labeled T5070 contains numerous white and yellow bacterial colonies of various sizes growing on agar against a dark blue background. — Bottom of Shoe

A petri dish labeled T5071 with various small colonies of bacteria and fungi growing on the agar surface, displaying different sizes, shapes, and colors. The dish is on a dark blue background. — Fingernail

A petri dish labeled T5072 contains agar with several distinct bacterial or fungal colonies of various sizes and colors growing on its surface. The background is dark blue. — Cell Phone

A petri dish labeled T5073 contains numerous white and yellow bacterial colonies growing on an agar surface, displayed against a blue background. — Ground

Petri dish labeled T5074 with a dark blue background, showing several colonies of bacteria and fungi in various sizes and colors growing on an agar surface. — Arm

A petri dish labeled T5075 shows clear agar with cracks, holes, and several yellow and white bacterial colonies growing on the surface, set against a dark blue background. — Tree Bark

A petri dish labeled T5076 with a mostly clear agar surface, showing a few small spots of microbial growth, on a dark blue background. — Inside Fitbit Band

A petri dish with various small bacterial colonies of different sizes and colors growing on the agar surface, labeled T5077 at the top. The background is a dark blue fabric. — A/C Unit

A petri dish labeled T5078 contains numerous round, off-white bacterial colonies growing on agar, spread across the surface against a dark blue background. — Shell

A Petri dish labeled T5079 contains multiple bacterial colonies of varying sizes, colors, and textures growing on a clear agar medium against a dark blue background. — Arm

A petri dish labeled “T5080” containing colonies of bacteria and mold in various sizes and shades of yellow, white, and green, growing on a clear nutrient agar surface. — Corey's Ear

A petri dish labeled T5081 showing several types of microbial colonies, including a large fuzzy white colony and smaller round yellow and white colonies, on an agar surface.

A petri dish labeled T5082 contains various bacterial and fungal colonies of different sizes, shapes, and colors growing on agar against a dark blue background.

A petri dish labeled T5083 shows irregular, cream-colored bacterial colonies growing on a grayish agar surface against a dark blue background.

A petri dish labeled T5084 contains a yellowish agar with several white and yellow bacterial or fungal colonies of varying sizes on a dark blue surface.

A petri dish labeled “T5085” contains various yellow, white, and cream bacterial colonies of different shapes and textures growing on agar against a dark background.

A petri dish labeled T5086 shows several white and cream-colored bacterial or fungal colonies of varying sizes growing on a translucent agar surface.

A petri dish labeled T5087 contains several colonies of microorganisms with various sizes, shapes, and colors growing on a nutrient agar surface. The background is dark blue. — Bottom of Purse

A petri dish labeled T5088 contains several distinct bacterial or fungal colonies of various sizes and colors growing on a clear agar medium, placed against a dark blue background. — Jame's Ear

A petri dish labeled T5089 shows bacterial colonies of varying sizes growing on a clear agar surface against a dark blue background. — Hairline

A petri dish labeled T5090 contains colonies of bacteria or fungi in various sizes and colors, including yellow and white, growing on a grayish agar medium against a blue background. — Shrimp

A petri dish labeled T5091 containing mostly clear agar with a few small yellow and white bacterial or fungal colonies, set against a blue background. — iPad

A petri dish labeled T5092 contains yellowish agar with multiple colonies of various shapes, sizes, and textures growing on its surface against a dark blue background. — Isabel's Arm

A petri dish labeled T5093 containing a grayish agar with various yellow, white, and gray bacterial colonies scattered across its surface.

A petri dish labeled T5094 shows various bacterial colonies in white, yellow, and orange on a clear agar surface, against a dark blue background.

A petri dish labeled T5095 shows numerous white bacterial colonies growing on a blue nutrient agar surface.

A clear oval petri dish labeled T5096 containing a translucent agar surface with a central irregular patch and streaks, placed on a dark background.

A petri dish labeled T5097 contains a yellowish fungal or bacterial colony with thread-like growth on a gel-like medium, set against a dark blue background. — Blue Crayon

A petri dish labeled T5098 contains a clear agar medium with several small bacterial or fungal colonies in white, yellow, and cream colors, set against a blue background. — Shrimp

A petri dish labeled T5099 shows various bacterial and fungal colonies of different shapes, sizes, and colors growing on an agar surface against a dark blue background. — My Arm

A petri dish labeled T5100 contains a clear agar medium with a large, irregular crack and a dark area toward the bottom right, set against a dark blue background. — Cell Phone

A clear, oval-shaped petri dish with a small white spot on a transparent gel surface, labeled T5101 at the top. The background is dark blue. — Spanish Moss

A petri dish labeled T5102 with various white and yellowish bacterial or fungal colonies growing on agar against a dark blue background. — Ant

Petri dish labeled T5103 containing bacterial and fungal colonies of varying sizes and shapes on a clear agar medium, set against a dark blue background. — Hand

A clear petri dish labeled T5104 contains several irregularly shaped, translucent colonies and a few small, yellow-white spots on a dark blue background.

A petri dish labeled T5105 shows colonies of bacteria or fungi growing on agar, with white and cloudy growths of various shapes and sizes against a blue background.

A clear petri dish labeled T5106 contains dark, stringy mold or fungal growth on the surface of a black agar medium, set against a dark blue background. — E-Phone Screen

A petri dish labeled T5107 contains a dark agar medium with several distinct bacterial and fungal colonies, including yellow, white, and fuzzy spots, illustrating microbial growth. — M-Door Handle

A petri dish labeled T5108 containing various bacterial colonies of different sizes, shapes, and colors growing on agar against a dark blue background. — Hat

A petri dish labeled T5109 contains various bacterial and fungal colonies in different sizes, shapes, and colors on a cloudy agar surface, set against a dark blue background. — Sock

A petri dish labeled T5110 contains colonies of various shapes and colors, including white, yellow, and translucent growths, on a blue background. — Table

A petri dish labeled T5111 contains various bacterial and fungal colonies, with different shapes, sizes, and colors on a clear agar surface, set against a dark blue background. — Face

A petri dish labeled T5112 contains agar with irregular, translucent colonies and large areas where the agar has been eaten away, exposing the dish underneath. The background is dark blue. — Tree

A petri dish labeled T5113 containing a yellowish agar medium with several distinct bacterial or fungal colonies of varying shapes and sizes growing on its surface.

A petri dish labeled T5114 shows bacterial colonies of varying sizes growing on a clear agar surface against a dark background. — Tree

A petri dish labeled T5115 contains bacterial or fungal colonies of varying sizes, shapes, and colors on a clear agar medium, against a dark blue background. — Cell Phone

A petri dish labeled T5116 contains various white and cream bacterial colonies and filaments growing on a translucent agar surface, set against a dark blue background. — Tree

A clear petri dish labeled T5117 with several small, irregular white bacterial colonies growing on a light agar surface, placed against a dark blue background. — Dirt

A petri dish labeled T5118 contains a clear agar medium with several translucent, irregularly shaped colonies and a small fuzzy white colony near the top right. The background is dark blue. — Mouth

A petri dish labeled T5119 contains various bacterial colonies of different sizes and colors, including white, yellow, and cream, on a nutrient agar surface against a dark blue background.

A petri dish labeled T5120 shows various white and off-white bacterial colonies of different sizes and shapes growing on a clear agar surface. The background is dark blue. — Blow Up Whale

A petri dish labeled T5121 contains various colonies of bacteria and fungi growing on agar, showing diverse shapes, sizes, and colors, including white, yellow, and cream.

A round, clear petri dish labeled T5122 at the top, with a translucent, grayish medium inside and two cloudy, off-white patches visible on the surface. The background is dark blue.

A petri dish labeled T5123 shows various bacterial and fungal colonies in different shapes and sizes growing on a blue-gray nutrient agar, with a white paper square on the surface.

A petri dish labeled “T5124” at the top, containing winding, irregular white and yellow bacterial colonies growing on a pale blue agar surface. There’s a white label in the upper left of the dish. — Seawater

A clear petri dish labeled T5125 contains agar with various white and off-white bacterial or fungal colonies of different sizes and shapes spread across the surface. — Leaf

A petri dish labeled T5126 containing various bacterial and fungal colonies with different shapes, sizes, and colors on the agar surface, set against a dark blue background. — Turtle Water

A petri dish labeled T5127 contains various bacterial colonies, mostly white and yellow, with irregular shapes and sizes, growing on a clear agar surface against a dark blue background. — Hand

A petri dish labeled T5128 contains a clear agar medium with scattered bacterial or fungal colonies of varying sizes and shapes on a dark background.

A petri dish labeled T5129 contains various bacterial and fungal colonies of different shapes, sizes, and colors, including white, yellow, and gray, on a nutrient agar surface. — Ant Walking

A petri dish labeled T5130 containing clear agar with several white and off-white bacterial or fungal colonies of varying sizes on a dark blue background.

A petri dish labeled T5131 shows a mostly clear agar surface with a few white bacterial colonies of varying sizes, positioned on a dark blue background.

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