Colonies of Cheese Bacteria (IMAGE) University of California - San Diego Caption These are representative colonies of bacteria from cheese analyzed in the study growing on a petri dish. Credit Rachel Dutton, UC San Diego Usage Restrictions Must be used in conjunction with eLife research paper on gene transfer on cheese. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.