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• Allow to stand twenty-four hours, then centrifugalise thoroughly and decant the supernatant fluid into a well-stoppered bottle.

  The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry Eyre

• Again remove the supernatant fluid and fill in a fresh supply of saline solution and centrifugalise once more.

  The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry Eyre

• Examine a drop of the supernatant opalescent emulsion microscopically to determine its freedom from clumps and masses.

  The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry Eyre

• Pipette off all the supernatant fluid and invert the tube to drain on to a pad of sterilised cotton-wool, contained in a beaker.

  The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry Eyre

• The liquid is now allowed to settle, and the clear supernatant solution is poured back again into the battery cells.

  Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 | Various