You were tasked to check the quality of your E.coli stock from your -80 °C freezer. This isolate will be sent in DUPLICATES to THREE different laboratories using LB slants . You need to  revive the sample in 1 tube of LB broth and inoculate it to 1 Eosin Methylene Blue plate for  quality control. From the same LB broth, you need to take a sample and inoculate it into the LB  slants that you are going to send.   Using a flow diagram, detail the steps and processes (media preparation, sterilization, inoculation) that you need to do. Show your calculations, aseptic techniques involved,  principles, and expected results. Use the product specifications of the culture media  manufactured by HiMedia or other culture media manufacturer to guide you in your media prep.

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You were tasked to check the quality of your E.coli stock from your -80 °C freezer. This isolate
will be sent in DUPLICATES to THREE different laboratories using LB slants . You need to 
revive the sample in 1 tube of LB broth and inoculate it to 1 Eosin Methylene Blue plate for 
quality control. From the same LB broth, you need to take a sample and inoculate it into the LB 
slants that you are going to send.

 

Using a flow diagram, detail the steps and processes (media preparation, sterilization, inoculation) that you need to do. Show your calculations, aseptic techniques involved, 
principles, and expected results. Use the product specifications of the culture media 
manufactured by HiMedia or other culture media manufacturer to guide you in your media prep. 

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