• Question: what is the most deadly microbe you have encountered in your studies

    Asked by kat king to Min, Marcello, Katie, Israel, Dheeraj, Aoife on 8 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Marcello Valente

      Marcello Valente answered on 8 Nov 2019:

      I accidentaly discovered the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in a sample of milk for cheese production, luckly they were all dead

    • Photo: Aoife McHugh

      Aoife McHugh answered on 11 Nov 2019:

      I have worked with Bacillus cereus. It is a really tough microbe and can survive hot temperatures. It can also make toxins and cause bad food poisoning. It is not very nice.

    • Photo: Min Yap

      Min Yap answered on 11 Nov 2019:

      I’ve worked with Salmonella and Campylobacter, both are nasty bugs that can make you get really really sick.

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