2019 Photomicrography Competition

Human herpesvirus-8 replicating (red) inside the nucleus (blue) of a human blood vessel cell. Cell skeleton (tubulin) is shown in green.

Anthony Brent Eason

Affiliation
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Technique
Fluorescence
Magnification
100x (Objective Lens Magnification)

Mold on a plum seed

Sergii Dymchenko

Affiliation
SDym Photography
Bellevue, Washington, USA
Technique
Reflected Light, Image Stacking
Magnification
4x (Objective Lens Magnification)

Louse hanging from a hair

Dr. Walter Ferrari

Affiliation
CONICET
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Technique
Darkfield, Focus Stacking
Magnification
10x (Objective Lens Magnification)