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Monitoring Equipment Used in the Microbiology Laboratory. 1. Equipment - Microbiology. Monitor temperatures of: incubators refrigerators freezers Perform function checks for: pipettes autoclaves pH meter weights and measures Maintain records. 2. 3. Sterilization. Preparing
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Equipment - Microbiology Monitor temperatures of: incubators refrigerators freezers Perform function checks for: pipettes autoclaves pH meter weights and measures Maintain records 2
Sterilization Preparing media reagents materials Sterile media reagents materials Safe disposable waste Contaminated waste 4
Two StageSterilization Controls Process control Chemical indicators Bacteriological indicators Sterile products control Growth test 5
Microscopes • Keep lens clean • Have at least one oil immersion lens (X100) • Use spring loaded lens • Keep non-immersion lens free of oil • Do not allow sample to migrate above the lens • Maintain Kohler Illumination 9