{"id":1875,"date":"2022-03-02T10:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T09:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hispanagar.com\/blog\/ganadores-concurso-de-arte-en-agar-asm-2021\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T07:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T05:15:10","slug":"winners-of-the-art-contest-at-agar-asm-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hispanagar.com\/en\/blog\/winners-of-the-art-contest-at-agar-asm-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners of the Art Contest at Agar ASM 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we shared earlier in another post<\/a>, the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) holds the ASM Agar Art Contest every year, a competition where science and art merge. How do they do it? Artists use microorganisms<\/span><\/span> of natural or genetically modified colors as “paint” and use bacteriological agar as a “canvas.” <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In this edition, 300 works from 34 countries inspired by the theme “microorganisms are beautiful” have participated. There are three possible categories: Professional Traditional (participants who created their culture in a formal laboratory setting), Non-Professional Traditional (works from an informal setting), and Open (works that used any medium). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This has been the medal table for the professional category: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"winner\"<\/p>\n

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1st place:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> “Microlilies” by Sonja Bornd\u00f6rfer, Norbert W. Hopf, and Michael Lanzinguer, Germany. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Microorganisms growing on agar plates with lactose, cysteine, and electrolyte deficiency. The orange appearance was achieved using the bacterium Rhodococcus rhodochrous<\/em> and the green pads by applying a solution of sterile water and Micrococcus luteus<\/em> to the agar. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"second<\/p>\n

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2nd place: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>“Guayac\u00e1n Feathers” by Marlene Luengas Bautista and Yanet Trovar, Mexico.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The colors of the plumage and the alteration of the color of its body depending on the light stand out. Green, bluish, emerald shades, and a dazzling yellow beak are observed. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"third<\/p>\n

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3rd place:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> “Flamenco Party” by Mireya Duran, Texas.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For the skirt, Klebsiella pneumoniae<\/em> and Enterococcus faecalis<\/em> were used, the skin was obtained through a mixture of Candida albicans<\/em> and Staphylococcus aureus<\/em>. The rose of the hair is Staphylococcus saprophyticus<\/em> and the hoop-shaped earrings were achieved thanks to Micrococcus luteus<\/em>. The curls of the hair are composed of Salmonella enterica<\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In September 2022, registration will open for this year’s edition, and we are looking forward to seeing the next winners. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As we shared earlier in another post, the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) holds the ASM Agar Art Contest every year, a competition where science and art merge. How do they do it? 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