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antibiotic stability in culture medium - (Sep/24/2009 )

Hi every body
Does any body know long are antibiotics (penicilline/streptomycine) stable in culture medium stored at 4 degree?
best

-sara.r-

Hi,

Check out this weblink. It might be helpful to you. I personally think its overkill as I and other members of my lab open our media bottles in the safety cabinet every day and use in cell culture and we have had no problems with bacterial contamination etc as of yet.

http://www.meditechist.com/pdf/Medicult.pdf

-jakatta70-