Bacillus spp. with Exudate

These little guys were quite a pain in my rear as the bacillus stains purple while the exudate stains red, and the big bosses do not like seeing these two colors together when we're trying to isolate a growth.

I haven't had much to update with. I started my 12 hour rotating shifts, it sucks to work some weekends, but then again it's nice to have days off during the week to take care of doctor appointments and such. I've been doing a lot of QC/QA work lately, along with reading plates, bioburden analysis, finishing my Dye Ingress training, lots of data entry, sterility checks on media and pH measurements. I also started my ISO 5 clean room certification so I can start working within the sterility rooms. Bunny suits are not so easy to put on when you can't sit down! There are benches in the actual gowning room so hopefully that part will be easier. Got my work issued scrubs, we're not allowed to wear them outside of the building. I just change into them before gowning up.