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Keeping cultures uncontaminated

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Aseptic means preventing contamination

Use sterilised Petri dishes and culture medium. Sterilisation kills microorganisms already present. Disinfect the work surface and open the lid only briefly to reduce entry of microbes from the surroundings.

A closed Petri dish secured with two short tape strips, with most of the rim untaped.

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Foundation + Higher. Use alongside the shared B1–B4 lessons.

AQA GCSE Biology 8461 · 4.1.1.6. Original teaching notes, questions and diagrams.