Microbial Culture Methods

Understanding the nutritional requirements of bacteria can aid their enrichment and isolation.

A pure culture is a population of cells or multicellular organisms growing in the absence of other species or types.

Bacteria can be stored for months or years if they are stored at -80C and in a high percentage of glycerol.

FISH is a hybridization technology which allows the labeling of target RNAs with a fluorescent probe.

PCR allows for the amplification and mutation of DNA and allowing researchers to study very small samples.