Enrich or die tryin'

About this episode

Sam and Julia explore the processes of enriching and isolating specific anaerobic organisms in the lab.

In this episode of Life Unculturable, Sam and Julia are taking a deep dive into the 'bread and butter' of the lab: enrichment and isolation. Tune in to find out how they go about enriching for and isolating specific anaerobic organisms, how they identify their isolates, and what lab equipment they secretly prefer over others.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam, Julia

Topics covered

• enrichment
• isolation
• anaerobic organisms
• lab equipment

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