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Surplus Phages - When is a good time to save those?
| Link to this post | posted today, 15:14 | |
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Greetings, We were wondering, if we had a surplus number of phage that are not purified, is there a good time or way to preserve those to be processed in the future? Thank you, Beth Rueschhoff Indiana University Southeast |
| Link to this post | posted today, 15:29 | |
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Hi Beth, That is a good question. I recommend that you only post single purified phages on phagesDB and archive those with us. What do do with 'other' samples that are not purified is really up to you. To save stuff for a future date, it then becomes a storage and record keeping issue. If you are asking how to store them, that depends on volume. Storing phages in high enough volumes in the frig will work for a while (likely years), and very host dependent. You can add 7% DMSO to the samples and store at 4C. Hope that helps! debbie |
| Link to this post | posted 45 minutes ago | |
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Thanks Debbie, Very helpful. Yes, these would be phages not posted to phagesDB. I appreciate your input! Beth |