Microbiology Undergraduate Program at Iowa State University

Time to get back to school! Just about a week until the semester starts. Scroll through the slides to see some different kinds of staining!

Briony Atkinson -Microbiology Academic Advisor welcomes all of the new and current Microbiology majors/minors back to campus.

Teaching Professor-Claudia Manahl and Teaching Lab Specialist -Morgan Smith take a break from getting the labs ready for classes to help pack Meals from the Heartland with the Soybean Research Center!

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Iowa State in America 250 | Expanding Opportunity Through Access to Higher Education We had the chance to discuss higher education with Iowa State as pa...

Share a selfie and what you are doing for summer. We miss you in lab!

STINKY BACTERIA?

Why do some bacteria smell so strong?
Bacteria produce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as they grow — and those can have powerful odors!

Pseudomonas aeruginosa smells like grapes.

Proteus species smell like rotten fish.

Actinomyces smells like earth or soil.

These odors can actually help microbiologists identify bacteria in the lab!

Cool, right? Follow for more fun facts!

Yeah Caleb!

Frontiers | A defined microbiota mouse model for Salmonella Paratyphi A oral infection IntroductionSalmonella Paratyphi A (SPtA) is an emerging pathogen that primarily infects humans and causes enteric fever, yet it has not received sufficient ...

We love watching the graduate students and all of the fun things they do!