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Decoding Microbes

by Jamie Henzy
 

FigureFigure. 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):

  1. Cyfcbjtjttpe vpbrye
  2. Ycqeecbqr gjyjbbojcrc
  3. Efruokijtjttpe rpbcpe
  4. Wrtqiipe ryfobrtqe
  5. Ociqtjwrtfcb ukijbq
  6. Uecpvjajyre rcbpgqyjer
  7. Orcajuoqipe qydipcyhrc
  8. Wjbbciqr wpbgvjbdcbq

Diseases associated with microbes:

  1. zvxofvo
  2. tafiazuvfisio
  3. byighqwhqux
  4. iqrfhvqjx
  5. cibgvssoiaoio
  6. shfxcvzix
  7. zvqiqwisio
  8. wixcpixoio


1) the "public key" of both cryptograms can be seen when clicking here.

 

Jamie Henzy




In addition to being an Associate Blogger for STC, Jamie is a post­doctoral researcher and part-time teaching faculty at Boston Col­lege.

 

 

 

Posted on October 26, 2016 at 11:36 PM in Odds & Ends |

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