CROSS-CONTAMINATION DURING LYOPHILIZATION.

Author(s) : BARBAREE J. M., SANCHEZ A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

SUSPENSIONS OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA AND PROTEUS MIRABILIS WERE DISPENSED INTO VIALS, FREEZE-DRIED, AND PLATED ON AN AGAR MEDIUM CONTAINING COLISTIN OR NEOMYCIN. IN A SMALL, CHAMBERED FREEZE-DRYER, 0.8 -3.3% CROSS-CONTAMINATION OCCURRED WHEN EACH SIDE OF THE TRAY HAD DIFFERENT ORGANISM, AND 8.3 -13.3% WHEN A CLUSTER OF VIALS IN THE MIDDLE WAS SURROUNDED BY VIALS WITH THE OTHER ORGANISM. PRELIMINARY RESULTS IN A LARGER FREEZE-DRYER SHOWED NO SHELF-TO-SHELF CROSS-CONTAMINATION.

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  • Original title: CROSS-CONTAMINATION DURING LYOPHILIZATION.
  • Record ID : 1983-0795
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryobiology - vol. 19 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1982

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