BASIC PRACTICES IN MYCOLOGY

GOOD MYCOLOGICAL LABORATORY PRACTICE (GMLP)

For the safety of laboratory personnel and tools, the following must e adhered to

This involves

• Lab Efficiency and Lean Labs Approach to Management
• Personnel and Training Issues. Reliability of mycological reports is contingent on the validated personnel and equipment. Regular calibrations of equipment and tools are compulsory to further establish validation of reports
• Lab Operations
• Lab Documentation. For reliability, all scientific activities must e documented just i case of reference either by an insider or external student or expert scientist

Microbial Identification Platforms. This includes all steps aimed at arriving at a reliable and reproducible identification of a fungal sample. Steps in microscopy, staining techniques, molecular analysis and storage types are involved

• Laboratory Scrutiny. This is also called auditing.
• Stock Cultures. There are different methods of storage in fungal studies. For example, the mode of storing Penicillium is distinct from the storage systems in mushrooms