I feel like I'm interested in digging deep into yeast. I'd like to study, cultivate, separate strains, all that and perhaps more. Have no background in microbiology whatsoever but willing to cover up for that.
My question is what equipment I will need. Clean chamber with air filtration system, autoclave, stirplates, lab glassware - OK, these I know, what else?
I tried some microscopes (none with phase contrast though) and found it kind of disappointing as even at 1000x (or 1600x) it is hardly possible to see the inside of the yeast cell. But on another hand, how necessary is it to look into the cell? As I learned from some articles, it is impossible to visually tell one strain from another. I will perhaps buy a better than average microscope but only because you buy such a thing for life, and it'd be silly to save and regret it later. Probably, a good microscope will be needed for things like cell count, defining bacteria or mutations or I don't know what else purpose.
What else do I need?
I'm really a beginner in yeast field. I'll read all the books as time goes, but here at the forum I am asking for personal experiences and advice from people who study yeast as a hobby (or maybe who grew from hobby to professional yeast breeding).
Thank you.
My question is what equipment I will need. Clean chamber with air filtration system, autoclave, stirplates, lab glassware - OK, these I know, what else?
I tried some microscopes (none with phase contrast though) and found it kind of disappointing as even at 1000x (or 1600x) it is hardly possible to see the inside of the yeast cell. But on another hand, how necessary is it to look into the cell? As I learned from some articles, it is impossible to visually tell one strain from another. I will perhaps buy a better than average microscope but only because you buy such a thing for life, and it'd be silly to save and regret it later. Probably, a good microscope will be needed for things like cell count, defining bacteria or mutations or I don't know what else purpose.
What else do I need?
I'm really a beginner in yeast field. I'll read all the books as time goes, but here at the forum I am asking for personal experiences and advice from people who study yeast as a hobby (or maybe who grew from hobby to professional yeast breeding).
Thank you.