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Life Sciences => Cells, Microbes & Viruses => Topic started by: Mechapixel on 30/04/2009 22:39:30

Title: Trying To Make A Growth Media
Post by: Mechapixel on 30/04/2009 22:39:30

I heard I can make a bacteria media with potato slice. How can I do that ?

Title: Trying To Make A Growth Media
Post by: Chemistry4me on 01/05/2009 06:46:25

Here's one: Making Bacteria Media from Potato (http://www.disknet.com/indiana_biolab/b029.htm)

This one is short and sweet:

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Potato as an alternative culture medium for fungus and bacteria.

Peel a large potato and cut into 6mm thick slices.
Place potato slices in boiling water and boil for 1 minute.
Use sterilised tweezers to transfer each slice to a sterile petri dish and allow to cool.
Inoculate the same way as for agar plates.

Potato is particularly good for culturing microbes from soil.

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