just send them on filter discs. that should last for weeks.
jayakumar
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From: <ParentE at dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
To: <microbio at hgmp.mrc.ac.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 12:29 AM
Subject: Help: E.coli at RT ???????????????
> Hello all.
>> I have to send some cloned E.coli DH5 from the US to Canada. As I had
> problems in the past with samples taking a long time to clear customs, I
> would like to know how long and E.coli in glycerol can stay at room
> temperature before I get into trouble? Just in case...
>> I'm sorry for the basic question, but I'm really not a microbiologist
>> Thank you
>>>> Eric Parent
> aurice Lamontagne Institute
> Fisheries and Oceans Canada
> Invertebrates and Experimental Biology
> 850 route de la mer, P.O. box. 1000
> Mont-Joli, Qc
> Canada
> G5H 3Z4
>>parente at dfo-mpo.gc.ca>http://www.qc.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/iml/en/intro.htm>>> ---
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