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Microbial art
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<p>Microbial art, agar art, or germ art is artwork created by <a href="/facts/Microbiological_culture/y3VaXn9Q">culturing</a> <a href="/facts/Microorganisms/pysJYcE2">microorganisms</a> in certain patterns. The microbes used can be <a href="/facts/Bacteria/wC8xSCsU">bacteria</a>, <a href="/facts/Yeast/eGD24nfI">yeast</a>, <a href="/facts/Fungus/BHo5DP59">fungi</a>, or less commonly, <a href="/facts/Protist/NYVfaGVz">protists</a>. The microbes can be chosen for their natural colours or <a href="/facts/Genetic_engineering/vwdlDR61">engineered</a> to express <a href="/facts/Fluorescent_protein/WQv6UQ7T">fluorescent proteins</a> and viewed under <a href="/facts/Ultraviolet_light/kncBUqn5">ultraviolet light</a> to make them fluoresce in colour. </p>