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Storing bacteria in a dry, room temperature long-term storage whilst maintaining viability

Lyophilization, aka freeze-drying, is probably the go-to method of microbial preservation without the need for cold storage. It's how bacterial strains purchased from commercial culture collections ...
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Storing bacteria in a dry, room temperature long-term storage whilst maintaining viability

The answer to this strongly depends on the species of bacterium you are working with. The only ones that I know of that are capable of withstanding any dehydration process are those that form spores. ...
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