by Jamie Henzy
Figure. Colonies of Efruokijtjttpe rpbcpe seen with transmitted light. Cultivated on Columbia agar with 5% defibrinated sheep blood, 24 h in an aerobic atmosphere, 37°C. Colonies are surroundend by a wide zone of beta-hemolysis. Source
Can you decode the microbes? Each list has its own encryption scheme 1).
Clinically common bacteria (binomial nomenclature):
- Cyfcbjtjttpe vpbrye
- Ycqeecbqr gjyjbbojcrc
- Efruokijtjttpe rpbcpe
- Wrtqiipe ryfobrtqe
- Ociqtjwrtfcb ukijbq
- Uecpvjajyre rcbpgqyjer
- Orcajuoqipe qydipcyhrc
- Wjbbciqr wpbgvjbdcbq
Diseases associated with microbes:
- zvxofvo
- tafiazuvfisio
- byighqwhqux
- iqrfhvqjx
- cibgvssoiaoio
- shfxcvzix
- zvqiqwisio
- wixcpixoio
1) the "public key" of both cryptograms can be seen when clicking here.
In addition to being an Associate Blogger for STC, Jamie is a postdoctoral researcher and part-time teaching faculty at Boston College.
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