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How many petri dishes to get?
    #5585910 - 05/03/06 01:47 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Hi!

I want to buy some pyrex dishes tomorrow for strain isolation(never done before).I haven't the faintest idea about how much do i need to start with. Could you agar experts give an advice?


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Re: How many petri dishes to get? [Re: Morden]
    #5585930 - 05/03/06 01:55 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Lots. I don't recommend glass for mycology. You need so many dishes to get anywhere, you'll be dropping and breaking the heavy, slippery glass ones, not to mention they are quite expensive. You can get plastic pre-sterilized dishes for a dime each. It's hard to justify the effort to clean, wash and re-sterilize the pyrex dishes, then find a way to keep them sterile until time to use, just to save a dime.

You can get a box of 500 dishes at www.cenmed.com for $50. You'll get 25 sleeves of 20 sterile dishes in each sleeve. Best way to go, imo.
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Re: How many petri dishes to get? [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #5586254 - 05/03/06 03:26 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

I couldnt' get that link to work RR?


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Re: How many petri dishes to get? [Re: nugjug]
    #5586338 - 05/03/06 03:39 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

The link works. Their website must be temporarily down.
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Re: How many petri dishes to get? [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #5586376 - 05/03/06 03:46 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

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Lots.  I don't recommend glass for mycology.




if you want reusable and plastic, polymethylpentene (polycarbonate) is the way to go, they can be steam sterilized with no ill effects

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You can get a box of 500 dishes at www.cenmed.com for $50.




I bought 3 cases  :grin:


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Re: How many petri dishes to get? [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #5586386 - 05/03/06 03:49 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

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RogerRabbit said:
Lots.  I don't recommend glass for mycology.




if you want reusable and plastic, polymethylpentene (polycarbonate) is the way to go, they can be steam sterilized with no ill effects

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You can get a box of 500 dishes at www.cenmed.com for $50.




I bought 3 cases  :grin:




reusable and plastic sounds nice !

link doesnt work though :frown:


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Re: How many petri dishes to get? [Re: ohmatic]
    #5586435 - 05/03/06 04:02 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

google for Nalgene petri dishes as wel as polycarbonate, they're all the same
they can run as high as $110 for a 10 pack or as little as $70 for a sleeve of 20
if you shop around. more costly than glass but worth it for the breakage issue

the polystyrene one are quite cost effective, another item of interest is culture flasks I bought about 60 from ebay for $12



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Re: How many petri dishes to get? [Re: ohmatic]
    #5586438 - 05/03/06 04:02 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Yeah, you can never have too many. I go through a case every couple of months. The plastic ones are cheap and convenient.


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Re: How many petri dishes to get? [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #5586444 - 05/03/06 04:04 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Thanks Roger:)I only need half of them. Anyone would like to share the costs?


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Re: How many petri dishes to get? [Re: Morden]
    #5588144 - 05/03/06 10:32 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

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Re: How many petri dishes to get? [Re: Morden]
    #5593616 - 05/05/06 10:59 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

OMG!

The shipping cost to Hungary is $250.00!!!Perhaps they would send it with their own jet:)


Edited by Morden (05/05/06 11:01 AM)


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Re: How many petri dishes to get? [Re: Morden]
    #5593668 - 05/05/06 11:12 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

You can try small wide mouth jars in place of petri dishes if you are having trouble finding them.


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