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Effect of Water Motion on Clumping of Liquid Cultures

Hypothesis

Liquid Cultures of Synechocystis PCC6803 clump when incubated in Erlenmeyer Flasks and does not when cultured in 'box' culture flasks: Is this due to the motion of the media in different containers, the surface area of the culture, is it reproducible?

original clumping observation on 5/5/08

Methods

  1. Question 1: Does the clump go back to homogeneous when placed in square culture flask?
        1. Test: Took 0.5mL of a clump and placed it in 2 square culture bottles. 
        (1 of the bottles was fresh BG-11 media, the other was the old stock to which buffer was added today)
        2. Compare to: Took 0.5mL of a homogeneous liquid culture and placed it in 2 square culture bottles. 
        (1 of the bottles was fresh BG-11 media, the other 1 was the old stock to which buffer was added today) 
  2. Question 2:Will previously homogeneous culture go to clump?
        1. Homogeneous liquid culture placed in BG-11 media in an Erlenmeyer flask 1:10, Vfinal=50 mL
        2. Homogeneous liquid culture placed in BG-11 media in an Culture flask 1:10, Vfinal=50 mL 

Declumping test nodetail.jpg Declumping test detail1.jpg Declumping detail clump.jpg Homogeneous to clump 50mL.jpg

Results

  • The homogeneous culture is now clumping. Clumps are reverting to homogeneous

Homogeneoustoclump.jpg Declumpingupdate.jpg

Conclusions

This is a good way to get out cultures to clump if that is ever needed.

Discussion

  • If our action is not recorded, we are doomed to either repeat the error, or fail to replicate the success.
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