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. 1972 Apr;23(4):837–838. doi: 10.1128/am.23.4.837-838.1972

Simplified Storage and Retrieval of Stock Cultures

Janice G Nagel 1,2, Lawrence J Kunz 1,2
PMCID: PMC380451  PMID: 4553150

Abstract

Multiple replicate units of stock cultures of certain bacteria and yeasts can be prepared, stored, and retrieved for use with a minimum of effort. The method involves the coating of sterile glass beads with a mixture of equal parts of broth culture and horse blood, and storage of the coated beads in a single, labeled, plastic tube in a mechanical freezer.

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