Use of commercially available cryogenic vials for long-term preservation of dermatophyte fungi
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1East Kent Microbiology Service, The William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 0LZ, United Kingdom.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|February 4, 2006
Abstract:
The use of commercially available cryogenic vials (Microbank vials) stored at -70 degrees C for the storage and preservation of dermatophyte fungi was investigated. None of the 200 strains of dermatophytes examined, representing 21 species, showed a loss of viability after they had been stored for periods ranging from 1 week to 2 years at -70 degrees C. All strains showed typical colonial and microscopic morphologies following revival.
