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RECOVERIES OF BACTERIA AFTER DRYING ON CELLULOSE FIBRES
Author(s) -
Annear DI
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0004-945X
DOI - 10.1038/icb.1962.1
Subject(s) - sorbitol , cellulose , bacteria , food science , chromatography , chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , biology , genetics , engineering
SUMMARY A number of types of organisms has been dried on cellulose fibres and recoveries have been measured after periods of 3–6 years of storage at room temperature and at 37°C. Mixtures of peptone and glucose and peptone and sorbitol have proved effective preserving agents for desiccates stored at room temperature but ineffective for storage at 37°C. Peptone alone was much more satisfactory than the mixtures at the higher temperature. A method for routine preservation of bacteria is described.