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Inktober/Microber 2021 is (finally 😅) over. I wanted to collect all the small illustrations together, so here is a small poster. 😁 #Inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CVvOp9rN685/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 31 Monstrous 👻🦠 Even less dangerous bacteria can become a serious threat if they develop resistance to available antibiotics. #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CVtFEprtzsw/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 30 Conjugation 👻🦠 Bacteria can acquire new genetic material in different ways. One of them is conjugation where the DNA is exchanged between two cells. #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CVqAnyotOsM/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 29 Colony 👻🦠 A bacterial colony is a group of cells stemming from the same mother cell. #illustration #doodle #digitalillustration #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CVn9vSItDff/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 28 Adhesion 👻🦠 Bacteria can adhere to surfaces or other cells helping them to colonize different environments and form biofilms. #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CVlegfGtWRX/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 27 Strain 👻🦠 While the bacterium E. coli is usually found in our gut, some of its subtypes (strains) produce toxins causing diarrhea in humans. #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CViwoseLgqq/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 26 Competition 👻🦠 Microbes compete with each other for food and other resources. E.g., some microbes secrete antibiotics to inhibit the growth of their competitors. #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CVgXd-ZNZq8/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 25 Transposon 👻🦠 Transposons are mobile genetic elements that can "jump" within a genome. 🧬 #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CVdskIBBg5r/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 24 Zoonotic 👻🦠 Zoonotic diseases are spread by animals to humans. E.g., the rabies virus is usually transmitted through a bite from an infected animal. #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CVaHxG8Nh-i/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 22 Persistence 👻🦠 A subpopulation of bacteria can switch to a persistent state protecting them due to their suppressed growth from various stresses (e.g. antibiotics). #inktober #inktober2021 #Microber2021 instagram.com/p/CVVhu95tXPv/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 21 Plasmid 👻🦠 Some bacteria have plasmids: small and usually circular DNA molecules distinct from the chromosomal DNA. ⭕🧬 #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CVTfHxStcRF
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 20 Luminescence 👻🦠 Bioluminescence is the emission of light by a living organism. Among the bacteria, Aliivibrio fischeri is one of the best known examples.💡 #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CVQJJFrtrPP/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 19 Secretion 👻🦠 Bacteria can release substances, e.g. virulence factors, using specific secretion systems which transport the molecules through their cell wall. #inktober2021day18 #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CVN3V4jNzga/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 18 Motility 👻🦠 Motility is the ability of bacteria to move in their environment. This one uses the run-tumble approach. 🏃🤸 #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CVLHONaNXqC/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 17 Swarming 👻🦠 Swarming is a coordinated movement of bacteria on a surface. Here is a colony of Paenibacillus vortex forming an intricate swarming pattern.🌀 #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CVIoc9iNpY7/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 16 Extremophile 👻🦠 Some microorganisms can survive in very extreme environments. For example, Methanococcoides burtonii was first found in Ace Lake, Antarctica. ❄️ #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CVGA7dpNAc4/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 15 Toxin 👻🦠 Bacterial toxins play an important role in many infections. Here is mean looking and Shiga toxin-producing Shigella! ☠️ #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CVDoVH2tFpA/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 14 Chemotaxis 👻🦠 Chemotaxis is a directed movement to or from specific chemicals. Here is a protozoan moving towards some delicious looking molecules. 😋 #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CVBHGMctXjx/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 13 Division 👻🦠 Bacteria multiply through cell division - most undergo a process called binary fission resulting in two daughter cells. 👯 #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CU-H31ktuqZ/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 12 Wall 👻🦠 A cell wall is a protective membrane of a cell. Here is a simplified illustration of a bacterial Gram-negative cell wall with a porin. #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CU7tW6uNJwD/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 11 Streaking 👻🦠 In microbiology, streaking is used to isolate strains from a mixed population. Here, the growth medium was contaminated with a fungus. 👀 #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CU5E_PpNMU2/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 10 Defence 👻🦠 Bacteria are not defenceless, e.g. some can protect themselves from phages by destroying their genetic material. #Inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CU2hXnUtgDO/…
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 9 Niche 👻🦠 A niche defines how a species interacts with its environment. E. g., some bacteria can tolerate specific agents harmful to other species giving them an advantage in this niche. #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CU0UPrpNvPA
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 8 Quorum Sensing 👻🦠 Quorum sensing is the ability of single-celled organisms to change their gene expression depending on the cell population density around them. #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021
Inktober/Microber 2021 Day 7 Phage 👻🦠 Bacteriophages, or just phages, are viruses which infect bacteria. #inktober #inktober2021 #microber2021 instagram.com/p/CUvQeJPtVjU
