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# Always a Risk of Contamination # Always a Risk of Contamination
Contamination occurs when other microorganisms take advantage of the gratuity you provide for your mycelium. Contamination occurs when other microorganisms take advantage of the gratuity you provide for your mycelium.
There is always a risk of bacteria and mold contamination when it comes to mycelium. There is always a risk that bacteria and mold will invade, competing with your precious mushroom makers.
Many guides do everything they can to reduce this risk. Many guides do everything they can to reduce this risk.
My approach is to give you methods that are still effective but easier to recover from contaminated spawn. My approach gives you methods that are still effective but easy and cheap to recover from contaminated spawn.
# Do It Thrice # Do It Thrice
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Saving a [control](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_control) will help you test for contamination introduced through your technique. Saving a [control](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_control) will help you test for contamination introduced through your technique.
If all fares well you can always end up using it. If all fares well you can always end up using it.
Spawn medium refers to any growing surface, such as grain spawn or culture mediums. Spawn medium refers to any nutrient rich growing surface, such as grain spawn or culture mediums.
# Finding Samples # Finding Samples
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- [ ] empty spray bottles, chemical resistant - [ ] empty spray bottles, chemical resistant
- [ ] star san, sanitizer - [ ] star san, sanitizer
The critical time to practice good sanitation is when opening any of your containers and interacting with the spawn medium inside.
Clean yourself and work area before working with a mycelium sample or spawn medium. Clean yourself and work area before working with a mycelium sample or spawn medium.
All surfaces and tools should be wiped clean then sprayed with a sanitizing solution to soak for at least 2 minute prior to working. All surfaces and tools should be wiped clean then sprayed with a sanitizing solution to soak for at least 2 minute prior to working.