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The preservation and maintenance of microbial cultures require special and careful attention, reliable preservation and appropriate quality control to ensure that recovered cultures perform in the same way as the original cultures. This requires a high degree of expertise in the maintenance and management of microbial cultures at ultralow temperatures, or as freeze-dried material, to secure their long-term integrity and relevance for future research, development, and conservation. This chapter outlines some of the important procedures and protocols involved in the conservation, preservation, and maintenance of microbial cultures.
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Kumar, S., Kashyap, P.L., Singh, R., Srivastava, A.K. (2013). Preservation and Maintenance of Microbial Cultures. In: Arora, D., Das, S., Sukumar, M. (eds) Analyzing Microbes. Springer Protocols Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34410-7_11
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