Laboratory Contaminants

Stuff in the lab gets contaminated no matter how careful you are. Sometimes, the contaminants prove interesting. Maria, when pointing out that things like 10M ammonium acetate need not be autoclaved, says that certain things have earned the right to be studied, even if they ruin your experiment.

Name	Discoverer	Taxonomy	Discovery Location	Growth Conditions	Morphology	Notes
Billy	2009-Jul	Shira	Terrestrial mould	sterile Erlenmeyer flask	LB; room temperature	Neat looking spikes	Photo
Larry	2009-Jul	Shira	Eukaroyte	sterile 10% glycerol	photosynthetic; room temperature	Diffuse green mass; microscopically filamentous with white fruiting bodies	Requested identification from Kristen Müller, but unsure.
Dylan	2010-Aug	Me	Bacteria; Gram negative	37°C water incubator	indeterminate	Small, defined smooth, raised, pinkish colonies; VMM	Still analysing