All media was prepared before 11 am to be autoclaved. The actual weights of the different media was:
MEA Media | |||
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Materials | Weight (g) | Weight (g) | Weight (g) |
Malt extract | 47.6 | 49.9 | 52.5 |
ZnSO4·7H2O | 0.01 | 0.012 | 0.01 |
CuSO4·5H2O | 0.05 | 0.049 | 0.051 |
Agar | 14.99 | 14.99 | 15.04 |
PDB Media | |||
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Potato dextrose extract | Weight (g) | Weight (g) | Weight (g) |
Malt extract | 19.54 | 39.12 | 58.56 |
ZnSO4·7H2O | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.0107 |
CuSO4·5H2O | 0.0056 | 0.0053 | 0.0049 |
Agar | 15.02 | 15.04 | 15.04 |
All media were stirred with a magnetic stirrer at around 110 degrees Celsius and 1000 rpm until homologous.
The species available (Pleuratus ostreatus) was inoculated on the solid PDA and MEA agar plates with a sterile toothpick
under a fume hood and left at 30 degrees Celsius. It was on Monday discovered that the sample given was of mycelia
without any spores and the process was redone.