Makimura Koichi, Kaneko Takamasa, Onozaki Masanobu, Sugamata Miho, Yamaguchi Hideyo, Abe Shigeru
Teikyo University Institute of Medical Mycology, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi. 2006;47(3):235-7. doi: 10.3314/jjmm.47.235.
The conidia of filamentous fungi can be easily blown into the air and tend to be contaminants in the laboratory environment. We developed a new "safety culture tube for fungi" to prevent biohazards and a procedure for collecting conidia for passage or fixing strains was proposed.