Das Autoselect‐system – ein Automatensystm zu Selektion von Antibiotikaproduzenten. II. Agarabfüllautomat

Abstract

An agardeliverer, one of the machines of the Autoselect‐system is described. This machine allows to pour melted agar automatically into a row of 8 microculture cups of a cassette with 64 cups. By changing the agarcontainer provided for one medium against another container with 8 chambers the machine offers the possibility to deliver 1 to 8 media simultaneously. In this respect the machine gets more and more interest not only for the selection of antibiotic producers, but also for taxonomic, genetic and other studies. Sterile conditions are ensured by sterilizing the head of the machine before starting the work.