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Drboomer
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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: D3_Myc]
#26832562 - 07/19/20 03:37 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

I'd be willing to wager atleast 80% of the swabs I got originate from members here honestly. I bought most from the sub. Damn near all the vendors there are members here. The guy I used to use had super clean stuff but unfortunately he hasn't been vending or even active.

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D3_Myc
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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: Drboomer]
#26832609 - 07/19/20 04:13 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

I Imagine bacteria is just part the game with swabs since you're making physical contact with the fruiting body. Not much you can really do about that is there?

Here's what's going to grain today and tomorrow

APEU

Albino MVP I believe it's a TAT melmac cross... I could be wrong

Some LPEU

Texas orange cap I'm trying to clean up from what looks like some clear bacteria

Last but not least this blue oyster culture. One plate colonizing much faster than the other.

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w00tmycelium
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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: D3_Myc]
#26832619 - 07/19/20 04:20 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Update on this plate that I don't even know what to do with: looks like strong rhizo.. but it got me wondering, what really is happening when all these colonies meet each other? Do they "know" each other? Do they interact? Do they respect each other? It's fascinating to witness, going to see where the plate goes even if I have to toss it in a river somewhere eventually.

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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: w00tmycelium]
#26832655 - 07/19/20 04:44 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Happened to pull out a stack of plates from early June and saw this little guy haha.. This was one of my first plates from an Amazon mss

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Tight Lunchbox
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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: w00tmycelium]
#26832656 - 07/19/20 04:44 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Have y'all every experienced your agar losing it's strength over time?

I have some telephone brand agar purchased in 2018 that seems to be getting softer and softer every time I make up a batch. Last night I poured plates and they never solidified, just stayed runny.

Today I made up a bottle and had to use 15 grams of agar for a 500 ml batch of MEA to get it to properly solidify. This is the first time I've done MEA. In the past I've always used PDA.

I thought that my scale might be a little off but I tested it and everything checks out.

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w00tmycelium
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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: Tight Lunchbox]
#26832686 - 07/19/20 05:02 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Tight Lunchbox said:

Have y'all every experienced your agar losing it's strength over time?

I have some telephone brand agar purchased in 2018 that seems to be getting softer and softer every time I make up a batch. Last night I poured plates and they never solidified, just stayed runny.

Today I made up a bottle and had to use 15 grams of agar for a 500 ml batch of MEA to get it to properly solidify. This is the first time I've done MEA. In the past I've always used PDA.

I thought that my scale might be a little off but I tested it and everything checks out.

I have experienced this quite a bit but it's definitely anectodal. I went the opposite direction though, PDA from MEA originally. But I am still also shocked that 6 month old agar can germinate without contamination at all, so that's a good sign in general. But all the 6 month old plates did not seem to grow as strongly.

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Huldrelokk
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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: w00tmycelium]
#26832839 - 07/19/20 06:34 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

are those white gooey spots contams?

Edited by Huldrelokk (07/19/20 06:35 PM)

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A.k.a
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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: Huldrelokk]

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#26832883 - 07/19/20 07:05 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Yes that’s bacteria coming out from under the myc. You could still get a clean sample from that though.

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Huldrelokk
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#26833005 - 07/19/20 08:12 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Thanks, those are the only two with visible contams out of 16 transfers. Fairly happy about these results from syringes, looks like I have better luck than most and some of those syringes were 5+ years old.

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ruK
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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: Huldrelokk]
#26833164 - 07/19/20 10:06 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Can anyone tell me what the invisible rings indicate? Most of the mycelium on my transfers look like they disappear for a cm or two before coming back. Does it indicate a bacterial presence?

The plate is a clone on LME @ 14g malt, 20g agar, w/ ampicillin.

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Hobbit GDF
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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: ruK]
#26833228 - 07/19/20 10:47 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

One reason could be temp swings

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The Fresh Prints
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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: Hobbit GDF]
#26833268 - 07/19/20 11:22 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Fuck no-pours. I finally caved and bought some celltreat plates. Pouring your own plates is legit less work than no-pour.

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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: The Fresh Prints]
#26833275 - 07/19/20 11:26 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Yeah it’s super easy.

I was all stressed the first time and then two minutes later had a stack of plates cooling and was like ....that was it??

Make sure you check for cracked plates though they suck. I could not figure out what was happening the first time one in the middle of the stack started leaking all over.

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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: A.k.a]
#26833293 - 07/19/20 11:38 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

I haven't had many problems with no-pours other than visibility and condensation, but I feel more confident with these plates already. Just streaked RW, KSSS and Melmac.

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ItsaMeShroomio
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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: The Fresh Prints]
#26833821 - 07/20/20 10:37 AM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Yep, the visibility is much higher with polystyrene and the lower walls make it easier to make precise cuts and pick up wedges with the scalpel.

Its also super easy to clean up condensation on them. I like to put my poured dishes into a gasket box with some desiccant packets, inside slightly unzipped ziplock baggies, and the condensation goes away in a few days.

I do still prefer pasty plates for inoculating grain though.

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Yeetusdeetus

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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: ruK]
#26834129 - 07/20/20 02:11 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

ruK said:

Can anyone tell me what the invisible rings indicate? Most of the mycelium on my transfers look like they disappear for a cm or two before coming back. Does it indicate a bacterial presence?

The plate is a clone on LME @ 14g malt, 20g agar, w/ ampicillin.

I’ve been seeing this a lot too. No idea what it’s called though.

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oculodextro

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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: Yeetusdeetus]
#26834147 - 07/20/20 02:20 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Usually from temperature fluctuations.

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SawCeeJack

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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: oculodextro]
#26834188 - 07/20/20 02:37 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

oculodextro said:

Usually from temperature fluctuations.

:takingnotes:

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oculodextro

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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: Hobbit GDF]
#26834280 - 07/20/20 03:19 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Hobbit GDF said:

One reason could be temp swings

He said it too!

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Yeetusdeetus

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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: oculodextro]
#26834608 - 07/20/20 07:01 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Is there a name for this phenomenon? Whenever I search for stuff regarding rings it usually refers to the outside leading edge.

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