EXPERIMENT NO. 8C

ASEPTIC CULTURE TECHNIQUES

BUGS ARE EVEREWHERE

Prepared by
Nam Sun Wang
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-2111
ENCH485


Table of Contents


Objectives

To demonstrate the necessity of aseptic techniques.


Introduction

The fact that microorganisms are everywhere must be realized and firmly believed by all students if nothing else is to be learned in this course. This fact will be demonstrated by briefly exposing Petri dishes to the ordinary working environment in a laboratory. However, keep in mind that the presence of potential contaminants need not hinder biochemical engineering experiments so long as the investigator makes a conscious effort to maintain a tidy, clean lab and to practice aseptic techniques.


List of Reagents and Instruments

A. Equipment