October 12

Spot Test 10/8/2018

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Rationale: Complete spot test with new sample isolations to check for plaques.

Process:

  1. Set up aseptic system
  2. Made LB agar media for 1 control plate and 2 sample plates
    1. Reagents Control Sample
      LB Broth 2 mL 4 mL
      2x TA 2.5 mL 5 mL
      CaCl2 23 µL 45 µL
      arthro NA 1 mL
  3. poured 5 mL of LB agar media into each plate and let sit ~5 min
    1. plates must have been too cold because the agar kept sliding around
  4. filtered enriches sample with syringe filter, keeping tip clean with ethanol
  5. pipetted 5 µL of direct, enriched, and phage buffer (negative control) into designated areas of sample plate and let sit ~10 min
  6. incubated for 48 hours
    1. did not invert because of the slippery agar

 

Next steps: If the spot test is positive, perform a plaque assay to check for plaques again. If the spot test, is negative, dig more dirt!


Posted October 12, 2018 by rachel_melone1 in category Rachel Melone

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