Contamination Management And Cordyceps Liquid Culture Testing

Today, we’ll be focusing on contamination management in mushroom cultivation, a vital aspect of ensuring clean, successful growth. I’ll demonstrate how to test for contamination in a Cordyceps liquid culture, using agar to check for any unwanted organisms. Additionally, I’ll show how to clean up contaminated agar plates using agar-to-agar (A2A) transfers to rescue clean mycelium from otherwise compromised cultures. Finally, I’ll walk you through creating a new, clean Cordyceps liquid culture from a healthy colonized agar dish.

If you’ve faced contamination in your cultivation setup or are looking to improve your sterile techniques, this video will provide you with actionable steps to safeguard your cultures and promote healthy growth.


Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:38 - Creating a New Cordyceps Liquid Culture
03:53 - Examining Cordyceps Liquid Culture for Contamination
04:12 - Testing Liquid Culture by Transferring to Agar
05:23 - Agar-to-Agar (A2A) Transfers to Clean Contaminated Agar
08:49 - Cultures to Incubate Chamber
09:11 - Wrapping Up and What’s Next

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