We have great success using an orange peel that had began to mold.  It processed and cut fine.

Steve Scholz HT(ASCP)
OSF St. Anthony’s

-----Original Message-----
From:   Ross Stapf [SMTP:rstapf@adventisthealthcare.com]
Sent:   Tuesday, February 04, 2003 2:34 PM
To:     laurie.colbert@huntingtonhospital.com; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject:        Re: Making controls

Someone in our Micro lab did this a while back for helicobacter pylori, but the current staff tried and failed.  If someone has as procedure for this please post to histonet.

Thank you all

Ross Stapf
Histology Supervisor
Washington Adventist Hospital
Takoma Park MD

>>> Laurie Colbert <laurie.colbert@huntingtonhospital.com> 02/04/03 02:50PM >>>
I want to try to make my own fungus control.  I had Microbiology introduce a yeast onto a piece of placenta, but I'm not sure how to proceed now.  If I place the tissue in an incubator to help the yeast grow, the tissue will rot.  If I place the tissue in the refrigerator, the yeast will not grow as effectively and quickly.  Any suggestions??

Laurie Colbert