STERILE PACKAGED SCALPEL
 
Description:
Sterile packaged Size 11 Blade with handle
 
 
Uses:
The scalpel's role in mycology is to ensure precise and uncontaminated handling, preparation, and examination of fungal specimens.
 
Cutting Specimens: A scalpel is used to carefully cut and collect specimens of fungi, including fruiting bodies like mushrooms, from their natural habitat without causing excessive damage
Sectioning: It allows for the precise slicing of fungi tissues to examine internal structures, which is important for identification and study.
Microscopic Examination: For preparing thin slices of fungal tissues (microtome sections) to be placed on slides for microscopic examination.
Isolating Cultures: A scalpel helps in isolating single spores or hyphal tips from a sample to create pure cultures for further study.
Cultivation: When transferring fungal samples onto growth media, a scalpel is used to handle the delicate samples without contamination.
Subculturing: Used to transfer small portions of fungal cultures from one medium to another to maintain or multiply the culture.