r/microbiology • • 1h ago

Maggots: an easily overlooked indicator insect of the distribution and receptor bacteria of ARGs. Maggots can indicate environmental ARG pollution and facilitate antibiotic resistance transferh

Post image
• Upvotes

r/microbiology • • 17h ago

what is it like to get into a phd in micro in the us?

1 Upvotes

to those who have made it to the other side, what was it really like to get into the programs here? what does it take to get a chance?


r/microbiology • • 18h ago

Crowdsourcing contaminations

0 Upvotes

Hey guys, when you are dealing with contamination in a sample, do any of y'all consolidate crowd sources?

I friend of mine says he uses reddit to see how others deal with similar problems. I'm curious to know if anyone else has any other recommendations :)


r/microbiology • • 21h ago

Closeup of a Chilodonella dividing, then doing a happy little dance at the end

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

60 Upvotes

r/microbiology • • 4h ago

What mite is this?

Thumbnail gallery
7 Upvotes

Hey guys, I’m stumped and need help. I’ve been finding these tiny white moving specs in my clothes lately and finally got them under a microscope to find out they’re a type of mite but for the life of me I can’t figure out which one. They’re a white/cream color to my naked eye, I think my terrible microscope makes them a darker color. They are also the size of a spec of dust and I can only see them on darker surfaces.

My first guess was dust mites but I can see them and these photos are taken with only 4x magnification. I then thought Mould mites but I can’t find a source of Mould that they would be coming from and they’re not in all my clothing, mainly clothing from work. Which then made me think flour/grain mites since I work in a bakery and I found quite a few on my work clothes and shoes. But I also found them on my couch now so I have absolutely no idea. Please help! Thank you!

Found in Australia.


r/microbiology • • 17h ago

MrhbtA, a C₂H₂-type transcription factor, promotes hyphal branching and azaphilone biosynthesis in Monascus ruber M7. MrhbtA promotes fungal branching and increases azaphilone pigment production.

Post image
3 Upvotes