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On the internet I am known as Slip. I am a 22 year old nerdface who practically lives and breathes laboratory medicine.

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Lab Tests

The video is of phagocytosis of Shigella sp bacteria.

I had a coworker who was serotyping someone’s positive stool. They ended up getting it on their hand and didn’t wash well enough. Shigella has a very low infectious dose (about 10-200 bacteria) and serotyping uses incredibly concentrated suspensions. So… she got shigellosis and basically spent the week on the toilet with diarrhea while holding a bucket for her vomit.

#gross stories  #microbiology  #videos  
1 year ago on February 19, 2012 at 01:17pm
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