BioBatch

BioBatch is a growth medium calculator for cell proliferation, written in C/C++ based on popular growth media recipes like PDA, LB, YPD etc. For Windows, Linux and MacOS 11.7.10 and above.

Growth media included:

• PDA
• YPD
• LB
• NA
• N2
• SDA
• TB
• Blood Agar

More recipes will be added in the future.

For Linux & macOS:

• Run "chmod +x" first(replace 0.x.x with your version).

sudo chmod +x biobatch_linux_0.x.x

• To run BioBatch natively, move it to bin folder by executing the following command:

sudo mv biobatch_macos_0.x.x /usr/local/bin/biobatch

• Then run it.

biobatch

For Windows:

• Move "biobatch_windows_0.x.x.exe" to C:\Windows\System32\ or add to PATH.

Important

If any bugs or wrong information are encountered, please message me at mikeph526@outlook.com

Caution

Always double-check the quantities before application.

Changelog:

• 1.0.0: (#3) Final version released for macOS. About section added and menu errors fixed.
• 0.16.0: (#2) Documentation for Blood Agar fixed.
• 0.15.2: (#1) Missing DLLs fixed in Windows version.
• 0.15.0: Blood Agar medium added. Minor bugs fixed.
• 0.14.0: TB medium added. Documentation errors fixed.
• 0.13.0: Minor bugs fixed. SDA medium added. Documentation for each media added.
• 0.12.0: Minor bugs fixed. N2 medium added. Help option added.
• 0.11.0: Major bugs fixed. NA medium added.
• 0.10.3: Minor bugs fixed.

Citations:

• Pioli, P.D. (2019) Protocol: Luria-Bertani (LB) Media/Broth Recipe. Available at: https://www.med.wmich.edu/sites/default/files/Pioli_Lab_LB_Media_Recipe.pdf.
• https://sharebiology.com/ypd-media/
• https://www.atcc.org/-/media/product-assets/documents/microbial-media-formulations/3/3/6/atcc-medium-336.pdf?rev=d9160ad44d934cd8b65175461abbf3b9
• https://sharebiology.com/sabouraud-dextrose-agar-sda/