AOAC SPADA Meeting

3/11/2020

MICROBIAL CULTURE VERIFICATION

Katalin Kiss, PhD, PMP® | ATCC David Rozak, PhD | USAMRIID 12 March 2020

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THE ISSUE

Microbial cultures are dynamic systems, which can undergo significant changes as they are handled and propagated in laboratory settings. While storage, propagation (passing), and distribution is necessary to ensure the availability of the organism for basic and applied research, these processes can make it difficult and misleading to compare experimental results obtained from different locations and times. The careful handling and verification of microbial cultures is essential for comparing experimental results.

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