well as -80. Even we don't have access to -80 much. So, I generally use -20
stocks only. My -20 stocks, stored 3 years earlier, are working well - the
bacteria are viable. Though the recommended temperature is -70 to -80, you
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> Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:03:06 -0700
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> Subject: [Microbiology] Re: glycerol stock for bacteria and fungi,
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> On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:34:33 -0700 (PDT), mohamed eda
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> >Dear all hope you all fine and doing well
> >I want to prepare a glycerol stock for bacteria and fungi, and I want to
> know if there are different techniques for each,
>
>
> It is mainly empirical. If you have a procedure someone says works,
> try it. Otherwise, you might try using 20% glycerol, with good healthy
> cells.
>
> Run some tests to see if it works. Freeze, and thaw samples at
> intervals; check viability. If it is pretty stable over a week, you're
> probably ok.
>
>
> >the second point is I did not have a -80 degrees freezer only -30 which I
> have, so it is possible to use it for the storage of the glycerol stock of
> the isolates and in this case is there is any special precaution in case of
> using -30 degree freezer.
>
>
> There are two concerns.
>
> One is simply that lower T is better -- things are slower. Probably
> not a big deal.
>
> The other concern is whether the freezer holds T well. If samples are
> stored near -20, T fluctuations can cause changes in ice structure;
> not so good.
>
> If -30 is what you have, then try it. But you might also look into
> maybe saving some samples elsewhere if -80 or liquid nitrogen are
> available. Hey, storing some aliquots in at least a 2nd freezer is not
> bad anyway -- just in case something goes wrong.
>
>
> You might check with the ATCC. This is their business, and I suspect
> they would share some info with you.
>
> bob
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