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tingaze

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How to preserve a Claviceps Paspali culture indefinitely? Freeze drying?
« on: March 25, 2013, 12:03:06 PM »
I'd like to preserve a master Claviceps Paspali culture indefinitely. What would be the best method?

I am thinking of buying a freeze dryer and using that. But I'm unware of the exact settings , method, and technique (i.e. temperature, time to freeze, etc).
Once preserved using the freeze drying method, at what temeperature should it be stored?

All comments are welcome and appreciated.
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akcom

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Re: How to preserve a Claviceps Paspali culture indefinitely? Freeze drying?
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2013, 01:32:13 PM »
Just googled claviceps culture storage.
First result:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC547597/?page=1

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Re: How to preserve a Claviceps Paspali culture indefinitely? Freeze drying?
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2013, 05:10:57 PM »
Excellent, thank you! Much appreciated!