#32 — How do you know if your bacteria culture is ready for your experiment? In this episode of Mentors At Your Benchside we take a close look at the popular method of OD600 measurements as well as some other techniques you can use to find out if your bacterial culture is still growing.

You can find the full article on our website. [1]

Learn more about different bacterial strains [2] and get to grips with growth curves [3], or find out how to train yourself to measure OD600 by eye [4]. And if you're curious about sporulating bacteria, read this article about endospores [5].



Resources:
1. Is Your Bacterial Culture Still Growing? A Primer on OD­600 Measurements. Available at: https://bitesizebio.com/41100/is-your-bacterial-culture-still-growing/
2. Choosing the Right Bacterial Strains for Your Lab. Available at: https://bitesizebio.com/55858/bacterial-strains-for-lab/
3.Why Isn’t My Culture Growing? The S-Curve Explained. Available at: https://bitesizebio.com/37809/culture-growing-s-curve-explained/
4.How To Train Yourself to Measure OD600 by Eye. Available at: https://bitesizebio.com/7271/how-to-train-yourself-to-measure-od600-by-eye/
5.Meet Nature’s Oldest Doomsday Preppers: Endospores. Available at: https://bitesizebio.com/38204/meet-natures-oldest-doomsday-preppers-endospores/