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Rebecca Shay
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Mycologist, scientist

Industry mycologist | PhD Michigan State University | BS University of Wisconsin-Madison

Chicago, IL
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Does anyone have a guess on an ID for this culture? Culture is on MEA, grown at 35C aerobically. The cells are motile, pic w/ 40x objective and 25x occular. Our best guess is Clostridium based on appearance, but since they grew aerobically we're not sure now. Pls help, #microsky 🔬
Agar plate pic. There's some chunks out of the agar, but the grown part is hazy with no distinct color. Microscope image of bacterial cells (?). Image taken at 10000x total magnification. Cells are rod shaped, with one large structure at one end. They're slightly blurry because the stupid things kept moving instead of staying still for pictures
June 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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The average American has three friends.
Flow chart of "fungusl-like organisms". At the top, a box labeled "Fungus-like organisms" then leads to 3 branches. These branches are labeled from left to right "True fungi: Mycota or Eumycota", "Straminipila", and "slime moulds". This image was found via google search, credited to https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/immunology-and-microbiology/deuteromycetes
May 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Happy Caturday
Orange cat sitting up on a sunny window bed. The cat is very sleepy looking, which makes sense since he just woke up from a nap in the sunshine
January 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Happy caturday from Peanut in his cozy little cave
Orange a white cat curled up on an orange bed, which is directly over a heat vent. A blanket is draped over the shelf the bed is on. He's hecking cozy.
November 23, 2024 at 3:33 PM