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Tamara Hernández-Verdeja @tamara-hverdeja.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The plate has been in the fridge only for three months and it's already looking sad @contamclub.bsky.social

Microbiology plate with two fungal contamination spots that look like eyes

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Gerrich @gerrich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Look at what I found in the fridge! Such a nice blue. @contamclub.bsky.social

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Rebecca Wallis D @rebeccawallis.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

@contamclub.bsky.social I think this was on TSY agar 🌋🧫

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Happy Noodlococcus Day! 🍜🦠🧫

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

That’s amazing! Would love to know what it is

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Rebecca Wallis D @rebeccawallis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Any ideas what this might be? Growth on MSA media in anaerobic conditions. @contamclub.bsky.social 🌾🍂

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Mark O. Martin @markowenmartin.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Today, #Micronaut and #DocMartian Chianna found a good candidate for “Contaminant of the Week.” #ContaminationClub #WhoGrowsThere @contamclub.bsky.social @asmicrobiology

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Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic @svetlanaup.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I had the joy of giving a kindergarten workshop: “Bacteria in and around us!” 🦠✨ To spark their imagination and start our discussion, I showed them the beautiful @contamclub.bsky.social 2026 calendar, full of vividly colored and uniquely shaped bacterial colonies. 1/3

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Julie Maresca @micromaresca.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Is this … normal? @contamclub.bsky.social

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Charlotte Houldcroft @virologyhouldcroft.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

@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!

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Alexander Harms @aharms485.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

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

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Sadhbh Dodd @sadhbhnidhubhda.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

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

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Thank you! Yeah will ship worldwide. They’re available on www.contam.club Just won’t be able to take orders after the weekend. There’s a possibility orders before that will be delayed but I should be able to sort them out

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

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! 📅🧫🦠

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

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

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Elena Shekhova @lumipie.com · 26/12/2025

🍄📸🧪 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.

Agar plate with wood ear mushroom tissues. The red/pink pigment diffusing into the agar is likely metabolites produced by Fusarium mold. Bacterial growth is also visible. Petri dish is photographed against a lamp.

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Dilan @dilansakinci.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

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

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

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

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Susan Murray @pulpthorn.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

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

A rotten apple retrieved from the bottom of a pack bought last week. It is a near-luminous red-tinged golden colour, speckled with spots of white mould up the right side that mass together to form a fuzzy covering on top.

The same rotten apple seen from a different angle. The side facing the camera is sunken and oozing moisture down crumpled skin. Its reflection in the ceramic cooker top is sinister, so dark It appears black.

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Nick Desnoyer @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Moldy plate ✨

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

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

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Gerrich @gerrich.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

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. 🎅🏻🌲

Me dressed up for christmas , with a red x-mas hat and next to a lit x-mas tree. I am holding the contamination club calendar for 2026 with April turned up. It displays a mount Fuji like colony growth of a contaminant.

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Willem van Schaik @wvschaik.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

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

A photo of a calendar. The bottom half shows the calendar for February 2026. The top half is a photo of a black fungus growing on an agar plate

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

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

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

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

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Lys-Tyr-Leu-Iso-Glu @jasminescript.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

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

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

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

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

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

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Keith the cat - our Quality Assurance Manager - approves the ContamCalendar 2026

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

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

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Available at ➡️ www.contam.club ⬅️

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

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 📆🦠🧫🍄

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Amazing!! You’ll be pleased to see that Noodlococcus is the photo for the August monthly spread 🧫🦠🍜

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

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

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

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

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Just read, amazing! Really interesting

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