TABLE 1.
Actinomycete species | Incubation conditions recommended by the ATCC for growth
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Incubation conditions recommended for spore releasea
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Medium | Incubation temp (°C) | Incubation time (wk) | Medium | Incubation temp (°C) | trelease (wk) | Drying time (h) before aerosolization | |
S. albus | ISP-2 | 26 | Not indicated | ISP-2 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
M. halophytica | NZA | 26 | Not indicated | NZA with 2% agar | 37 | 3 | 24 |
T. vulgaris | TSA | 50 | Not indicated | TSA with 2% agar | 50 | 3 | 24 |
Recommendations are from the present study.