Is this … normal? @contamclub.bsky.social

@contamclub.bsky.social Undergraduate practical yeast plate (rich media). As well as the Saccharomyces, there's a bacterial contaminant plus unknown orange, red and green contaminants!

Reality check at the food microbiology practical course - molds from a sample of dried herbs... 🧫🍂 @contamclub.bsky.social

@contamclub.bsky.social any ideas of today’s contamination in MH2 broth?

Hi everyone, unfortunately I have some serious health issues so I’ll have to put ContamCalendar orders on hold from next week, hopefully only for a few weeks but may be longer🚨 So if you want a calendar soon please place your order before Monday 5th January. Thank you! 📅🧫🦠

Hope everyone had a great Christmas! If you’re sad you didn’t get a ContamCalendar 2026 in your pile of presents, don’t worry, they’re still available at ➡️ www.contam.club

🍄📸🧪 I was cloning a wood ear mushroom that I foraged recently. One of my plates was contaminated, so I let it grow. Then I thought I should definitely photograph it against a lamp and share it here. Perfect for @contamclub.bsky.social The red/pink pigment is likely produced by Fusarium mold.

Hi- Following up to say this condition won’t be repeated, primarily because I fear it. Best, #contamination Off this gem goes to @contamclub.bsky.social

My cats Keith and Ronnie love the ContamCalendars this year, because the empty calendar boxes make perfect beds to spend all day in 😻📅🧫

When an apple goes this bad, there’s only one thing to be done… … *takes photos*

The forbidden boba @contamclub.bsky.social

Moldy plate ✨

It’s great seeing the ContamCalendars arriving! The perfect way to fill your 2026 with beautiful microbes 😍🦠🧫🍄

My contamination made it into the @contamclub.bsky.social calendar for 2026! 🦠 I just got my copy. Also will send out some calendars as x-mas presents to friends and collaborators. 🎅🏻🌲

Shopping for a microbiologist? I have a gift guide for you! Check it out for fun ideas for microbiology themed gifts including @contamclub.bsky.social @teamfoldscope.bsky.social @artologica.net @breadtopia.bsky.social and more. #MicroSky #Holiday #Christmas microbialmenagerie.com/holiday-gift...

Another beautiful edition of the @contamclub.bsky.social calendar just arrived!

The ContamCalendar 2026 is full of microbe-related dates so you can celebrate microbiology for the whole year 📅🧫🦠

The ContamCalendar 2026 is full of microbe-related dates so you can celebrate microbiology for the whole year 📅🧫🦠

Labmate found a fluff in their LB @contamclub.bsky.social

Looking forward to seeing the ContamCalendars start arriving! Shipped the first orders this week 📅🧫🍄🦠

Looking forward to seeing the ContamCalendars start arriving! Shipped the first orders this week 📅🧫🍄🦠

The ContamCalendars have arrived! Preparing to ship the first batch, can’t wait for you to get your hands on them! 📅🧫🦠

The ContamCalendar 2026 will likely be the final calendar we make, so we wanted it to be a great one. The new design folds out to be A3, perfect for displaying the beautiful microbes inside 😍 Also full of microbe-related days throughout the year 📆🦠🧫🍄

Congrats to the winner @svetlanaup.bsky.social 🎉 Thanks to all who entered

Fascinating article attempting to unpick the true story of the contaminated plate that led to the discovery of penicillin. Highly recommend reading!

💥CONTAM CALENDAR GIVEAWAY💥 Here's your chance to win a ContamCalendar 2026! 🗓️🍄🦠 Just follow @contamclub.bsky.social and repost this post to enter the competition Winner will be randomly selected from Bluesky or Twitter on Wednesday @ 6pm UTC

‼️🚨🗓️ CONTAMCALENDAR 2026 🗓️🚨‼️ Excited to say the ContamCalendar is back for its fifth edition! We’ve created a fresh new design, folding out for an A3 monthly spread. It’s our best yet, we hope you’ll love it 🗓️🦠🧫🍄 Get yours here ➡️ www.contam.club ⬅️

Look out for an exciting announcement later…. 👀 #ContamCalendar

In 2019, a mysterious contaminant lead to the start of Contamination Club, an online club dedicated to weird and wonderful intruders. 🎧In this month's Microbe Talk, two of the team, Rob Moran and Greg McCallum, join us to talk about their journey and the online community that they've built.

I don’t know if it’s a worth entry into the @contamclub.bsky.social but two different things growing in our 1.5M NaCl…

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