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Drying Droplets With Microbes

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Images of ocean spray and sneezing, showing how microbes can get aerosolized in particles. Text reads, "Microbes often survive in aerosolized droplets of complex compositions, containing salts, polymers, and other solutes."

Images of three drying droplets: 1) water with bacteria; 2) water with salt; and 3) water with bacteria and salt. Text reads, "However, droplets containing both salt and bacteria exhibit striking drying dynamics."

Three images of a drying droplet viewed through different modalities. Text reads, "The DNA stain reveals that bacteria deposition and salt crystallization are correlated."

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