Art work from ... bacteria

Alexander Fleming's paintings are placed in nutrient and vivid colors - yellow is Staphylococcus, blue is Bacillus violaceus and red is Bacillus prodigiosus.

The work of Alexander Fleming.(Photo: CAND)

Biochemistry is an art form for Alexander Fleming, a Scottish scientist who discovered the antibacterial ability of Penicillium notatum in 1928.

During the time of sitting and relaxing in his lab at Saint Mary's Hospital in London, Fleming often drew designs on a blotting paper and spread it with a mixture of vegetable nutrition. After that, he used a pen to draw out the contours, create grooves in the vegetable, and then put penicillin in it, to prevent the bacteria from passing.

His paintings are placed in nutritional and vivid colors - yellow is Staphylococcus, blue is Bacillus violaceus and red is Bacillus prodigiosus.

Fleming allowed them to proliferate in antibiotic restraint to create landscapes, houses, human images, and even Queen Mary during her visit to Scotland.

Scientist Alexander Fleming (Photo: herbarium.usu.edu)

Thuy Han