Detection of P. larvae in Local Honey

From 1-31-15.

The P. larvae isolates that were isolated from local honey sources were transferred from the -20C freezer to the -80C freezer into the Fisher/Doetkott referrence strain box number 4.5. The isolates dd1-8a, dd5-Q, dd8-63a, dd11-2a,dd12-22a, and the roach trachea isolates were also stored in this box in the -80C freezer. Most of these isolates are not in duplicate or triplicate, but I plan to make triplicates of dd1-8a, dd5-Q, dd8-63a, dd11-2a, and dd12-22a once the cultures grow in the 37C shaker incubator. 

The -80C freezer is pretty unorganized, perhaps acquiring a freezer box rack of some kind would help to organize all the Fisher lab boxes. I will try to locate of these racks.

//EWW