How do you Streak for Singles? A practical guide!
Channel: YouTooBio
Date: 2020-08-10

What do yeast sex and streaking have to do with microbiology? Find out in this video that explains why scientists streak for singles (hint: it's to separate microbes on a petri plate) and provides practical tips to streak for singles in the lab. 

The research paper about yeast sex:
A. W. McClure, K. C. Jacobs, T. R. Zyla, D. J. Lew, Mating in wild yeast: delayed interest in sex after spore germination. Molecular Biology of the Cell 29, 3119–3127 (2018). http://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E18-08-0528 

Scientific Consultation by Kathy Zarilla
Cartoon Illustrations by Michelle Lotker

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