title: Cryopreservation of Aspergillus fumigatus stock cultures with a commercial bead system.
abstract: A method using beads and storage at -80 degrees C was used to maintain isolates of the pathogenic mould Aspergillus fumigatus. Viability was assessed after 6 and 15 months and all isolates were recovered in culture. This inexpensive technique was found to be an effective and easy method of preserving A. fumigatus and other pathogenic moulds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Belkacemi
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods; D008828:Microbiological Techniques