
OD range for spreading on agar
#1
Posted 23 August 2012 - 07:24 AM
I want to resuspend colonies from a mixed culture (environmental, no strains) that I have on a plate (M9 agar) and respread it on a new plate to do a little comparison on how well they will grow on different solid media. Problem is I am not sure how much (both in volume and OD) would normally be ok for spreading on a plate in order to avoid a mess of growth or an empty plate. Is there a range of "suitable" ODs for plating?
Thanks in advance,
Omni
#2
Posted 23 August 2012 - 08:13 AM
#3
Posted 23 August 2012 - 01:24 PM
#4
Posted 24 August 2012 - 06:26 AM
I would advise you to check the attachements.
Try to understand it , if you do, it will make everything a lot easier and you would not make mistakes like so many others (even in published papers) do.
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If you don't know it, then ask it! Better to ask and look foolish to some than not ask and stay stupid.
#5
Posted 26 August 2012 - 09:41 AM
OD 1 is very approximately 10^9 cells/ml (varying a lot by species and medium, and phase of moon). You probably don't want more than a thousand cells on your plate, so you want to dilute 10^5 (adjust for measured OD) and then plate 100 ul. You'll likely hit the right place if you did this with 10^4, 10^5, and 10^6 dilutions of an OD 1 culture.
Phase of moon?
uh?
#6
Posted 26 August 2012 - 01:17 PM
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