Perfecting Your Spread Plate Technique

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Perfecting Your Spread Plate Technique

The Spread Plate Technique, in conjunction with serial dilutions, is a valuable research tool. In this example, dye is used to accentuate the visible volume of each aliquot and the dispersion pattern on the agar. With the utilization of a second dye, each agar plate can be used twice. The immediate...

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Main Author:	Diane Hartman
Format:	article
Language:	EN
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2011
Subjects:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
Online Access:	https://doaj.org/article/d9ffe8636a9d4e4f97cf196dc8a125db
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