What a lovely lawn of marshmallows....but not the Staphylococcus homonis that I was looking for 😮‍💨 @contamclub.bsky.social

@contamclub.bsky.social A fungus on THY agar broth... secreting some yellow compound...

It’s always a good day when my interests overlap! @contamclub.bsky.social would love this.

Now published! 🎉🧫🍜 doi.org/10.1099/mgen...

marcel duchamp goes @contamclub.bsky.social 😄

only a microbiologist can be happy she left home in a rush three weeks ago and did not empty her tea mug @contamclub.bsky.social

Happy Noodlococcus day to all those who celebrate! 🍜🧫🦠 We’re in 3 different continents now but all celebrating the 6th anniversary of the discovery of our noodle-y friend by eating some delicious noodles @prob91.bsky.social @biostan.bsky.social @gemccallum.bsky.social

A great paper! Do I win a prize for spotting Noodlococcus in Fig 1? @jpjhall.bsky.social @gemccallum.bsky.social

Cool looking colonies... @contamclub.bsky.social

Here is Rob Moran's account, a fantastic researcher in the field of plasmid genomics and evolution (and @contamclub.bsky.social), so a highly recommended follow.

Great photo for July on the @contamclub.bsky.social calendar

Day 2 of IMI Summer school 2025 kicks off with some funky images from @contamclub.bsky.social and Mathematical modelling of an infectious disease with Rowland Seymour 🦠🦠🤢🤢

#DescribeThatMicrobe Summer labs are in full swing as are demo plates with handprints! #Microbiology #SciComm @contamclub.bsky.social

🚨 Very excited to finally say… 🚨 The story of Noodlococcus - the contaminant that started ContamClub - is available to read 📖🍜🦠 Check it out ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025... 1/15 🧵

Excited to share something with you all later this week… 🧫🦠🍜👀

😱 have mites been crawling all over my plate? 😭

May in the @contamclub.bsky.social calendar is extra special to me because it features a picture I took of this super cool contaminant!! 🦠

Streptomyces with cyclohex resistant Aspergillus and random other bacteria @contamclub.bsky.social

@contamclub.bsky.social cutest little sunny side up contamination surprise in the lab 🐣

Got my swag from @contamclub.bsky.social! Totally worth it; their stuff is high quality and spot-on

Pink stuff on LB + Kan plate. @contamclub.bsky.social

Throwback to simpler times, another edition of #BlueSoup @bielleogy.bsky.social

We found some nice @contamclub.bsky.social specimens today!

My first post is to join @contamclub.bsky.social (inspired by their awesome calendar I got this year). .... Anyone know what this is?

Waited two hours for a technician to never show up but at least I got to take artsy pictures of my plate for @contamclub.bsky.social

eu: vou facer unha torta de queixo para o sábado miña mai: ah, pois leva esta tarrina que teño no frigo e aprovéitala a tarrina de queixo en cuestión 👌

Any idea what this cool little contaminant is from @aislingbrady.bsky.social’s LB +gentamicin plate? Looks like a flower 🌷

@contamclub.bsky.social I got a lonely mountain and some nice plaines today.

@contamclub.bsky.social Lactophenol cotton blue Stains of the inhibited fungal contamination on my streptomyces griseus plates

@contamclub.bsky.social More Inhibited fungal contamination with my Streptomyces griseus

Off topic from (waves hand at current events) but does anyone know what this delightful red hairy colony might be??? Growing on R2A with 3.5% NaCl in the @jlgoff.bsky.social lab. @contamclub.bsky.social ?

@contamclub.bsky.social Found these beauties chilling at the back of the fridge today growing in an old bottle of OP50 broth.

Mount Fuji fungal contaminant 🗻 🧫

and the dessicated plates after the break then yield pretty contaminants .. @contamclub.bsky.social it is telling that I have been back for two weeks and only now look for any surprises waiting for me on the bench #newPI

Very few sets of ContamSocks left! And ContamCalendars running low! If you still want some then get them soon! 📆🦠🧫🧦 Available at ➡️ www.contam.club

A nice little biofilm contamination for @contamclub.bsky.social. Popped up on a stack of LB plates left on the bench top. Love to see the wrinkles!

Thanks for the @contamclub.bsky.social gifts @jpjhall.bsky.social the socks are needed 🥶👍🙏

Head, shoulders, nematodes!

@contamclub.bsky.social, a pretty colony shaped like a rose for the new year.

More pink contaminants. This time on LB + Rifampicin + Gentamicin + Kanamycin plates. @contamclub.bsky.social

Happy new year! Hope you’ve got your ContamCalendars up 🗓️🦠🍄

First day back to work and greeted by plates full of contaminants. At least 3 different microorganisms, green, pink, and white. @contamclub.bsky.social

wenn die kreative kollegin noch was schönes aus der kontaminierten platte zaubert... 😄 🌻

Happy new year! Hope you’ve got your ContamCalendars up 🗓️🦠🍄

Clearing out the cellar. A 50 year old bottle of wine.... @contamclub.bsky.social

Happy new year and all the best in life + in science! 🥂🧫 @contamclub.bsky.social

What could be better than getting my ContamClub @contamclub.bsky.social calendar (and socks!!!) right before New Years, so I can enjoy it from Day 1 of 2025!!! Microbes all flippin' year long! Thanks to @chenxinli2.bsky.social for posting the pic that convinced me to get this year's calendar!