Contamination Club
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One of the greatest discoveries in microbiology came from contamination. Join the club and share yours here 🦠🧫 Merch ➡️ https://www.contam.club
First 15 orders will get a free Noodlococcus pin badge 🍜🦠
November 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
First 15 orders will get a free Noodlococcus pin badge 🍜🦠
Please check your DMs when you can :)
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Please check your DMs when you can :)
They’re amazing!
October 7, 2025 at 7:17 AM
They’re amazing!
Noodlococcus was the contaminant we discovered on August 9th 2019, leading to the creation of ContamClub as a celebration of interesting contams! 🦠
Investigation of Noodlococcus resulted in some interesting findings about the Kocuria genus. Full story available as a preprint ⤵️
Investigation of Noodlococcus resulted in some interesting findings about the Kocuria genus. Full story available as a preprint ⤵️
🚨 Very excited to finally say… 🚨
The story of Noodlococcus - the contaminant that started ContamClub - is available to read 📖🍜🦠
Check it out ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025...
1/15 🧵
The story of Noodlococcus - the contaminant that started ContamClub - is available to read 📖🍜🦠
Check it out ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025...
1/15 🧵
August 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Noodlococcus was the contaminant we discovered on August 9th 2019, leading to the creation of ContamClub as a celebration of interesting contams! 🦠
Investigation of Noodlococcus resulted in some interesting findings about the Kocuria genus. Full story available as a preprint ⤵️
Investigation of Noodlococcus resulted in some interesting findings about the Kocuria genus. Full story available as a preprint ⤵️
How about some rice noodles? 🍜
August 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
How about some rice noodles? 🍜
15/15 We’re so glad to finally have this out there, it has been a fun side project for us alongside our research since we discovered Noodlococcus in 2019
Hope you enjoy reading! Check it out at ⤵️
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Hope you enjoy reading! Check it out at ⤵️
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
The Kocurious case of Noodlococcus: genomic insights into Kocuria rhizophila from characterisation of a laboratory contaminant
The laboratory contaminant Noodlococcus was named for its coccoid cells and unusual colony morphology, which resembled a pile of noodles. Along with laboratory characterisation and electron microscopy...
doi.org
June 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
15/15 We’re so glad to finally have this out there, it has been a fun side project for us alongside our research since we discovered Noodlococcus in 2019
Hope you enjoy reading! Check it out at ⤵️
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Hope you enjoy reading! Check it out at ⤵️
doi.org/10.1101/2025...