YM agar preparation (Nymphalidae)

Subcategory: microbial enumeration

Standard reference: Suh, Zhang, Nguyen, Gross, & Blackwell, 2008

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 3

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Description

Method to quantify microbial load on different butterfly body parts by direct plating on agar media. Samples tarsi/proboscis by dragging across plate and thorax by washing technique.

Typical Equipment

YM agar plates
sterile needle-tip forceps
autoclave envelopes

Output Measurements

microbial colony counts by body part

Papers Using This Protocol (3)

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