Re: Problem with cultivation on anaerobic solid media

> In my lab we use hungate bottles only for the liquid anaerobic media and
> bi-
> layer solid media. We have to do inoculations on solid meida only using
> Petri dishes in the anaerobic jar supplemented with gas-packs or
> controlled
> atmosphere anaerobic chamber. THere is a problem in the chamber: the cag
> mixture we use is 10% Hydrogen,   15% CO2 and Nitrogen as the rest. While
> incubating plates inside, the media dries up very quickly and an enourmous
> condensation is forming! IT is almost a lake of water there.
>
> IS there any product which would absorb an acess condensate?
> Thanks a lot
>
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>  Tanya Luzan
> Research Assistant
> Department of Biology
> University of Louisiana at Lafayette
> Phone (Office): 482-5056
>