Science and art: germ art, bacteria portraits art, petri dishes and fish diseases bacteria are vibrant hues combine take into color coma because bacteria “oeuvre” anymore

Abstract

Klari Reis's petri dish painting series will take you into color coma.  Each piece is unique. While bacteria constitute Bacteriartist's production material, laboratory equipment such as microscopes, petri dishes, transparent tubes and incubators become artist's art production tools. “I’m microbiologist masquerading as artist. Or am I artist masquerading as microbiologist?” says Zachary Copfer on his personal Web site, Science to Power of Art. “I can’t seem to remember anymore.” Considering essential existence of all microorganisms in nature, especially bacteria that cause fish diseases, pigment is only one of their disease-causing powers, that is, their virulence, by fish clinicians, and is considered an art ingredient by artists. Normally, pathogens are harmful, however this art does not cause harm. This research article studies fish pathogenic bacteria isolated from diseased fish.  Fish pathogens Aeromonas hydrophila, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Aeromonas sobria, Staphylococcus warneri, Vibrio alginolyticus were studied. Strains were grown on Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA), MacConkey (MAC), Aeromonas Isolation Base Agar (AIBA), Congo Red Agar (CRA) and Blood Agar (BA). Inoculate all plates (TSA, MAC, AIBA, CRA, BA) with test microorganisms and incubate at 25oC for 24 h aerobically. Bacterial strains were subjected to series of agar assays. Pathogens to applied start-up assay, inoculum, gram’s staining, antibiogram assay, agar well diffusion method assay. In conclusion, microbiological data obtained through agar-based analyses of fish pathogens not only contribute to diagnosis of disease agents but also enable re-evaluation of biological diversity in both clinical and creative dimensions by inspiring microorganism-based aesthetic productions at intersection of science and art.