It's time for #MicrobeoftheMonth ! Can you guess who I am?
1) I can survive on surfaces for weeks.
2) I cause 650 million infections worldwide every year.
3) Blood type may shape susceptibility to infection by me.
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#MicrobeoftheMonth ! Who am I?
1) I don't infect people.
2) I'm known for being pretty temperate.
3) My DNA is used as a molecular weight size marker in gel analysis of nucleic acids.
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#MicrobeoftheMonth ! Who am I?
1) I infect over 10 million people every year.
2) I spread easily through the air.
3) I was discovered by Robert Koch.
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#microbeofthemonth : Haematococcus lacustris (DCG 0565)
This #microalgae is well known for its astaxanthin production during stress conditions. When taken up through the food chain, this pigment is responsible for the pink colour of flamingo’s.
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It's time for #MicrobeoftheMonth ! Who am I?
1) I'm a fun guy.
2) I'm often resistant to drugs used to combat me.
3) I'm becoming more common across the world.
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#MicrobeoftheMonth ! Can you guess who I am?
1) I can grow over 20 feet long.
2) I'm found in pork.
3) I absorb nutrients through the walls of my body.
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It's time for #MicrobeoftheMonth ! Can you guess who I am?
1. I exist on every continent except Antarctica.
2. I infect the central nervous system.
3. The disease I cause is virtually 100% fatal once clinical symptoms appear.
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#MicrobeoftheMonth ! Can you guess who I am?
1. I cause a sexually transmitted infection.
2. I use phase variation to alter proteins on my surface.
3. I only naturally infect humans.
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It's time for #MicrobeoftheMonth ! Who am I?
1) I’m a zoonotic pathogen.
2) I am nonmotile.
3) I have caused 3 DNA-verified pandemics during recorded history.
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It's time for #MicrobeoftheMonth ! Can you guess who I am?
1) I only naturally infect humans.
2) I target T cells, skin cells and ganglia.
3) I cause a rash.
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#MicrobeoftheMonth ! Who am I?
1) I'm commonly associated with shellfish.
2) I can cause gastrointestinal and wound infections.
3) Due to climate change, the number of infections I cause is expected to rise.
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#microbeofthemonth : Penicillium chrysogenum (IHEM 28038)
In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered #PENICILLIN , the first known #antibiotic . It was named named after the #MOLD that produced it: Penicillium chrysogenum.
#microbiology #fungi
Belspo Sciensano
#MicrobeoftheMonth ! Can you guess who I am?
1. I need snails to complete my life cycle.
2. After stops in the lungs, heart & liver, I generally end up near the small intestine of my host.
3. Symptoms of infection are associated with responses to my eggs.
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It's time for #MicrobeoftheMonth ! Can you guess who I am?
1. Fruit bats are my natural reservoir.
2. My RNA genome contains 6 genes.
3. Infection by me can lead to long-term effects, including persistent convulsions & personality changes.
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#MicrobeoftheMonth ! Who am I?
1) I cause skin ulcerations.
2) I produce a toxin that prevents release of neurotransmitters involved in pain perception.
3) My mechanism of transmission isn't entirely clear.
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Can you guess the #MicrobeoftheMonth ?
1) I produce 7 major serotypes of neurotoxin.
2) I'm commonly found as spores in soil and marine sediments.
3) If ingested, I can trigger life-threatening disease.
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#MicrobeoftheMonth ! Who am I?
1) When I was discovered, I was named 'chimpanzee coryza agent.'
2) I infect most people by the time they are 2 years old.
3) I cause cells to fuse with one another.
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As #microbeofthemonth for March: Nostoc sp. (ULC 760)
A nitrogen-fixing #cyanobacteria found in a garden in Portugal.
Many Nostoc species produce natural products with antimicrobial & anticancer activity.
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#microbiology
Belspo ULiège Research & Innovation
The BCCM collections present as #microbeofthemonth for January:
Diatoma tenuis (DCG 0937 or DCG 0938)
A freshwater #diatom which can stick together to form small star-shaped colonies.
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Belspo UGent Wetenschappen
#microbiology
