Essential requirements:
- A room or area preferably isolated from the winery
- Source of water, electricity and gas
- Smooth easily cleaned benches and floor
- Vibration free benchtop for microscopy
- Dust free cabinet for glassware storage
Essential equipment:
- Microscope, preferably with phase contrast
- Bunsen burner
- Incubator
- Inoculating loops
- Steriliser for sterilising media and glassware (a pressure cooker will suffice)
- Benchtop centrifuge
- Glassware, pipettes, petri plates
…and if you are going to make up agar plates rather than buy them:
- Top loading balance
- Waterbath for heating sterilised agar prior to pouring plates
Methods/Techniques