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Bacteria

This is a really sweet effect thats outrageously easy to pull off.  Here's how we do it:

Step 1
First, create a new document, 800x800, RGB with a white background.  Hit D to reset the colors
Step 2
Go to the Filter menu, and select Render > Clouds
Step 3
Go to Filter > Artistic > Plastic Wrap (use the default settings: 15, 9, 7)
Step 4
Filter > Stylize > Find Edges
Step 5
Hit Ctrl + I to invert the image
Step 6
Hit Ctrl + Shift + B to Autocolor
Step 7
Hit Ctrl + L, and use the settings 16, 1.00, 255
Step 8
Hit Ctrl + B to add some color to the image.  Here are the settings I used:
Shadows: 0, +100, -100
Midtones: 0, +35, -18
Highlights: 0, +25, -40

You can play around with the color values to suit your liking.  Also, please keep in mind that the end result may not be identical to mine - the cloud filter produces a random texture each time.  Here's what I got:

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