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Re: SM plates
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Gerda Saxer <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:41:18 -0600
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Before using Formedium we consistently used the same peptone (e.g. #3 or #2) for an experiment.  Changing the peptone seemed to effect the wild clones in particular.  

Gerda

 
On Jan 31, 2013, at 10:27 AM, Joan Strassmann wrote:

> Generally switching media can be risky, particularly in the middle of an experiment. We have increasingly turned to the very uniform product from Formedium.
> Joan
> On Jan 31, 2013, at 8:04 AM, John B. Biggins wrote:
> 
>> Dicty newbie here:  
>> 
>> Anyone see any difference in using bacto peptone instead of proteose peptone in SM plates?
>> 
>> Thanks
> 
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