antiseptic in mounting media

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antiseptic in mounting media

#1 Post by mete » Tue Oct 26, 2021 12:31 pm

Do I get it correct that antiseptic is needed in glycerin+gelatin and sugar/gum arabic-based media because they contain water and it is not needed in pure glycerin and PVA and PVA+glycerin media because there is no water ?

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Re: antiseptic in mounting media

#2 Post by mete » Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:55 am

I guess this is my answer: „Aqueous mounting media require the addition of bacteriostatic agents such as phenol, crystal of thymol or sodium merthiolate to prevent the growth of fungi.“ (https://www.jdrntruhs.org/article.asp?i ... =Ravikumar)

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