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Magnetically Induced Vortex for Small-scale Aerated Culture Studies

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THE advantages of aerating liquid cultures of bacteria to enhance the yield are well known. The use of sparger aeration techniques on a small scale, is subject to certain disadvantages due to difficulties in sterilizing the air supply and controlling the frothing of the medium—particularly when it contains serum.

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NEWING, C., MACLEOD, A. Magnetically Induced Vortex for Small-scale Aerated Culture Studies. Nature 177, 939–940 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/177939b0

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