Preservation of mycobacterial cultures.
Storage of cultures of mycobacteria by freezing in skimmed milk was determined to be an easier and more reliable method of maintaining viability and stability than lyophilization.
D000818:Animals; D003451:Cryoprotective Agents; D005612:Freeze Drying; D005615:Freezing; D008892:Milk; D009161:Mycobacterium; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D011309:Preservation, Biological
D003451:Cryoprotective Agents