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[Microbiology] Problem with cultivation on anaerobic solid media

N10 via microbio%40net.bio.net (by limbic_lesion from hotmail.com)
Mon Mar 24 15:06:32 EST 2008


Hi

A silica gel envelope helps

N10

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> Luzan Tatiana wrote:
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>> In my lab we use hungate bottles only for the liquid anaerobic media and
>> bi-
>> layer solid media. We have to do inoculations on solid meida only using
>> Petri dishes in the anaerobic jar supplemented with gas-packs or
>> controlled
>> atmosphere anaerobic chamber. THere is a problem in the chamber: the cag
>> mixture we use is 10% Hydrogen,   15% CO2 and Nitrogen as the rest. While
>> incubating plates inside, the media dries up very quickly and an 
>> enourmous
>> condensation is forming! IT is almost a lake of water there.
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>> IS there any product which would absorb an acess condensate?
>> Thanks a lot
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>>   Tanya Luzan
>> Research Assistant
>> Department of Biology
>> University of Louisiana at Lafayette
>> Phone (Office): 482-5056
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> Tanya, I would agree with using sterile selica,
> another option you have - just dry your plate for a while.
> I guess it will be rather enough to leave 1.5% agar plates overnight.
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> Cheers.
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> Sasha.
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> PS I could not reach your email box, sorry.
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