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See Microbiology At Work: From Sheep's Blood To A Mass Spectromer, Inside An Orlando Health Lab

Dr. Federico Laham shows an automatic incubator at an Orlando Health microbiology lab.
Dr. Federico Laham shows an automatic incubator at an Orlando Health microbiology lab.

Have you ever wondered what happens after someone draws a vial of your blood?

We stopped by the Anthony F. Walsh Memorial Microbiology Laboratory at Orlando Regional Medical Center for the novice tour. Between the mass spectrometer and all the blood, the tour did not disappoint.

Hit the slideshow to peek around.

An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the mass spectrometer.