Got some kangaroo mince for the cat from the pet store. Comes in a frozen block. The cat absolutely loves it! Me being a vegetarian I have trouble handling the stuff.
So I thought I'd see what was in it at the micro level. As soon as it was thawed I did a microscope slide to see if there was anything interesting in it. Couldn't see anything moving that night so left it overnight to "culture". Came back next morning to find many happy little bacteria running around playing and having fun. I wonder if the amount of bacteria is similar in human grade mince?
Here's a video of the bacteria in motion. It's a type of Bacillus bacteria as it's a rod. It's also very motile. Best viewed in HD. Pentax K-x via a microscope adapter and Omax microscope, 40x objective in Phase Contrast. With the 2x camera adapter the magnification is probably around 800x.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dwoI6LYlJw