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Bacterial microbiome mapping, bioartistic experiment

Clostridium difficile

A common cold germ asking the father of a neurasthenia bacillus if he can marry her; he is refused on account of the social gap between them. Pen drawing by C. Harrison, 1913.

HIV transcription, HIV viral life cycle, illustration

HIV integration, HIV viral life cycle, illustration

People using Anios disinfectant to destroy microbes representing infectious diseases. Colour lithograph by G. de Trye-Maison, ca. 1910.

Reginald McKenna as British Home Secretary asking Æsculapius for help with the microbe "Militancy"; referring to political militancy. Wood engraving.

The secret life of germs : observations and lessons from a microbe hunter / Philip M. Tierno, Jr.

Trichuris muris is a parasitic nematode affecting mice. Following ingestion, T. muris eggs hatch in the large intestine where they develop into adults. The anterior end of the worm burrows into the lining of the gut, leaving the posterior end protruding into the lumen of the gut. The worms mate in this orientation, and the resulting eggs are released in to the gut lumen and shed faecally. 

HIV assembly and budding, HIV viral life cycle, illustration

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People using Anios disinfectant to destroy microbes representing infectious diseases. Colour lithograph by G. de Trye-Maison, ca. 1910.

The secret life of germs : observations and lessons from a microbe hunter / Philip M. Tierno, Jr.

HIV assembly and budding, HIV viral life cycle, illustration

Bacterial microbiome mapping, bioartistic experiment

Microorganisms

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People using Anios disinfectant to destroy microbes representing infectious diseases. Colour lithograph by G. de Trye-Maison, ca. 1910.

The secret life of germs : observations and lessons from a microbe hunter / Philip M. Tierno, Jr.

HIV assembly and budding, HIV viral life cycle, illustration

Bacterial microbiome mapping, bioartistic experiment

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