Henry Wyneken, Kelly N Kim, Audrey A Cerles, Christine Heren, Sydney Bowman, Emma J Reuter, Colin McCarty, Kaylin Chen, Sean Daly, Lauren Gherman, Iqra Imran, Jenna Marcopul, Alannah Miller, Andrea Valladares, Caitlin Wrinn, Adam E J Fleming, Rebecca Roberts, Rocco Casagrande
INTRODUCTION: Threaded conical centrifuge tubes are ubiquitous in biological laboratories and are frequently used for the storage/transport of potentially biohazardous samples. However, limited data are available on how frequently and from where these tubes leak. These data are valuable for laboratory biorisk management and to inform future studies on risks arising from the routine use of laboratory consumables. METHODS: The frequency of leaks from threaded conical centrifuge tubes was tested using a Glo Germ solution as a tracer...
March 1, 2024: Applied Biosafety: Journal of the American Biological Safety Association