Either instrument can be used to obtain the inoculum from an agar slant culture by carefully touching the surface of the solid medium in an area exhibiting growth so as not to gouge into the agar.

• 任何一种器具都可以用来在洋菜斜面培养上获得接种原，小心地碰触有生长的固体培养基的表面，避免刺破洋菜培养基。