Hungate Type Anaerobic Culture TubeAnerobic culture tube

  • Gas tight tube designed for obtaining and maintaining anaerobic culture conditions
  • Method of Hungate et.al, utilizes syringe methods for anaerobiosis
  • Anaerobic culture tubes contain three autoclavable parts; a screw cap with a 9mm opening, a flange type non toxic butyl rubber stopper that is gas impermeable, and a disposable screw cap culture tube

 

Special Notes
  • Hungate Culture Tube Technique
  • The Hungate Anaerobic Culture Tube was developed for growing and maintaining anaerobic bacteria and culture conditions. The technique is simple:
  • Exclude oxygen by flushing the tube with the desired gas
  • Place 4.5ml of pre-reduced anaerobic agar medium into tube
  • Seal the tube with the butyl rubber stopper and screw cap
  • Autoclave the tube
  • Inoculate with a syringe
  • Prepare on roll tube spinner
  • Incubate in water bath

 

 

 

References:Macy, J.M., Snellen, J.E. and R.E. Hungate. 1972. Use of Syringe Methods for Anaerobiosis.. Clin. Nutr. December.R.E. Hungate. " A Roll Tube Method For Cultivation of Strict Anaerobes" in Methods of Microbiology, Vol. 111pps 117-132, Academic Press, London. The Rumen And Its Microbes", R.E. Hungate, 533pp(1966), Academic Press, N.Y