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measuring OD of S. aureus

Started by labquest, Jan 25 2010 02:55 AM

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#1 labquest

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Posted 25 January 2010 - 02:55 AM

I need to measure the OD of S. aureus cultures but am unsure what is 'best' wavelength to use. have read several papers which have used wavelengths from 400 -600nm.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

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Posted 25 January 2010 - 03:20 AM

View Postlabquest, on Jan 25 2010, 04:25 PM, said:

I need to measure the OD of S. aureus cultures but am unsure what is 'best' wavelength to use. have read several papers which have used wavelengths from 400 -600nm.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Generally, OD 600 is used for all bacterial cultures...
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