TRIPHASIC MYCOPLASMATALES CULTURE DEVICE AND METHOD AND COMPETING MICROORGANISM INHIBITING DEVICE FOR USE THEREIN

摘要

A culture device specifically suitable for identifying microorganisms such as Mollicutes comprising a container (2) having opposed transparent optically flat side walls (4, 8), a nutrient agar medium (18) adhering to the inner surface of a first side wall (4), the container also container liquid nutrient medium (22). During incubation, the nutrient agar medium is seperated from the liquid medium by a humid gas phase, and the nutrient agar medium can be examined with a microscope through the first wall (4) without opening the container.