Microbial art
Microbial art[1] or germ art[2] is art created by culturing microorganisms in certain patterns.[3] Agar plates are used as a canvas, while pigmented or fluorescent bacteria and yeasts represent the paint. In order to preserve a piece of microbial art after a sufficient incubation, the microbe culture is sealed with epoxy.[4] A technique called "bacteriography" involves selectively killing certain areas of a bacterial culture with radiation, in order to produce artistic patterns. After incubation, the culture is sealed with acrylic.[5]
Alexander Fleming, the man most commonly credited with the discovery of penicillin, was known for creating germ paintings.[2]
Agar Art Competition
The American Society for Microbiology hosts an annual contest for microbial art: Agar Art. [4] The 2015 edition covered 85 submissions, of which Neurons[6] won first place.[7]
References
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