Table 1.
Incubation time (min) | incubator temperature (°C) | Plasticware used to wash clumps | Time for colonies to settle down by gravity after washing (min) | Plasticware used to break clumps | Number of pipetting movements to break clumps | Split ratio | |
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T25 manual | 30 | 37.5 | Conical tube | 5 | 1000 μl tips | 5 | 1:10 |
T175 manual | 35 | 37.5 | T175 flask | 10 | 10 ml pipette | 5 | 1:10 |
T175 automated | 35 | 36.5 | T175 flask | 10–15 | 10 ml pipette | 7 | 1:7–1:5 |