LEVEL 07 · LESSON 03
Suspected fungal contamination
See it
Fungal contamination may appear as filamentous growth, colonies, spores, or rapidly spreading visible structures. Airborne spores and cross-contamination can make handling suspect fungal cultures especially disruptive.
Understand it
Observe without unnecessary opening.
Protect unaffected cultures from cross-exposure.
Document location and shared handling context.
Important boundary
Do not name the fungal species from appearance alone unless appropriate identification supports it.
Try it
Explain the concept in your own words, then identify what plant, explant, stage, units, source, or observation context would need to be preserved before applying it.
Lesson quiz
Apply it
Connect this lesson to an actual MyTCLab record: what fields would you need in order to know later exactly what happened and why?