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3) storage in Mineral oilOne of the simple ways to nurture the culture of bacteria, yeasts and fungi is by way of saving in a tube so that it tilts and closes with liquid paraffin or mineral oil. This storage technique is the basis of sustaining microbial viability by preventing the drying medium, so the time of rejuvenation can be extended up to several years. Some types of mold can survive up to 20 years. Durability of microbial life was better when kept at refrigerator temperature culture (4o C). Microbes that will be kept are grown on a medium containing agar slant tubes or liquid medium (broth), then the surface of the culture covered with sterile mineral oil as high as 10-20 mm from the upper surface of the medium. The technique is simple, but less practical to ditransportasi. In addition, the presence of mineral oil lead to rejuvenation of being dirty.
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