Aseptic laboratory techniques: Plating methods

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 63, 2012, Pages 1-18

  Sanders, Erin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Basic protocols; Colonies; Dilutions; Phage; Plaques; Pour plates; Replica plates; Soft agar overlays; Spread plates; Streak plates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863766699     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3064     Document Type: Article

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