The Colors Of Microbiology: Bacteria, Fungi & More
The color of micro-organisms (fungi, bacteria, algae, and such) is due to different colored substances in the cells. For instance, bacteria use variants of chlorophyll (the green in plants) but absorb light of different wavelengths creating natural colors of purple, pink, green, yellow, orange, and brown.
While a few of the images have been color enhanced or stained with dyes for better viewing under a microscope, and the Petri dishes contain and added vivid color of a growth medium, microbiology is a wonderful source of color inspiration.
Photo by estherase
Photo by estherase
Photo by estherase
Photo by Toby Ciranjiiva Tatsuyama-Kurk
Photo by euthman
Photo by euthman
Photo by DavidJThomas
Photo by DavidJThomas
Photo by AJC1
Photo by AJC1
Color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph showing Salmonella typhimurium (red) invading cultured human cells.
Header photo by estherase
Sources: madsci.org & microbeworld
Related Articles
12 Comments
Showing 1 - 12 of 12 Comments
how great :)
I did a pattern in honor of E.coli a while back.
I did a pattern in honor of E.coli a while back.
This is a really cool article! thanks for posting :)
I made this a while back, it reminds me of photo #2
I made this a while back, it reminds me of photo #2
YES!
My mother's a microbiologist. :D
I can't remember which type, but there's a strand of something related to MRSA that looks pretty neat. :)
I can't remember which type, but there's a strand of something related to MRSA that looks pretty neat. :)
This is pretty amazing! Cool post!
Inspired by my dauly job with Escherichia coli :
You do know that microscopic images are not colorful at all. It is just grayscale. The captures are almost always colored in photoshop before being published.
I don't know about the culture dishes, but it is not uncommon for pictures in scientific publications to be pained on with colors for clarification.
I don't know about the culture dishes, but it is not uncommon for pictures in scientific publications to be pained on with colors for clarification.
Great post!
I agree with sublimice. Yet, my work revolves around creating an invented colorful microscopic world. So similar to these, but paintings not photos.
www.klarireis.com
I agree with sublimice. Yet, my work revolves around creating an invented colorful microscopic world. So similar to these, but paintings not photos.
www.klarireis.com
just wanted to clarify that colony-forming bacteria are actually colored in plates (depending on its agar)... one common example is the E.coli which really is in greenish metallic sheen (of course, in macroscopic view) it's not photoshop edited... and yes, an unstained smear will only produce a grayscale colored.. a much appreciated view would be a stained one.. it's a beauty..
but take note to handle it cautiously...
but take note to handle it cautiously...
Wow the colors look pretty and nice. Thanks for sharing.
Post a Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Search The Blog
Subscribe & Share
Our Latest Tweets
It's #AustralianOpen and we witnessed an epic match between Nadal Vs Tsitsipas. Sharing with you colours of the Aus… https://t.co/qYMRKJ3mk0
Tweet this ArticleFollow @COLOURlovers
about Feb 17, 2021
:D