General Aseptic Techniques in Microbiology Laboratory

- Aseptic technique is a set of routine measures that are taken to prevent cultures, sterile media stocks, and other solutions from being contaminated by unwanted microorganisms (i.e., sepsis).

- While such actions are sometimes called “sterile technique,” that terminology is appropriate only in reference to preventing the introduction of any organisms to the laboratory or medical equipment and reagents (e.g., during surgery).