Drigalski spatula
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A Drigalski spatula is a type of cell spreader consisting of a cylindrical rod or wire, usually of metal or glass, bent in the shape of a triangle with a handle.Franz-Josef Bibo, Hanno Birke, Helmut Böhm, Walter Czysz, Heinz Gorbauch, Hans J. Hoffmann, Hans-Herrmann Rump, and Wilhelm Schneider (2011): Water Analysis: A Practical Guide to Physico-Chemical, Chemical and Microbiological Water Examination and Quality Assurance, page 633. {{isbn|9783642726101}}Ronald Westphal (1988): [http://www.unesco.org/education/pdf/321_20.pdf Microbiological Techniques in School], page 34. Document No. 28 in the series Science and Technology Education.Reiner Hedderich,
Rolf Müller, Yasmin Greulich, Norbert Bannert, Gudrun Holland, Petra Kaiser, Rolf Reissbrodt (2011: "Mechanical damage to Gram-negative bacteria by surface plating with the Drigalski-spatula technique". International Journal of Food Microbiology, volume 146, issue 1, pages 105-107. {{doi|10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.02.005}}(2019): "[https://www.assistent.eu/en/product/drigalski-spatulas-made-of-glass/ Item 41049: Drigalski spatulas made of glass]". Assistent (Karl Hecht) online catalog. Accessed on 2019-10-25.(2019): "[https://www.marienfeld-superior.com/spatula-drigalski.html Product 1800024: Drigalski spatula]". Marienfeld-Superior online catalog. Accessed on 2019-10-25.(2019): "[https://www.auxilab.es/en/laboratory-equipment/drigalski-spatula-stainless-steel-165mm/ Product BRG516: Drigalski spatula stainless steel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026011002/https://www.auxilab.es/en/laboratory-equipment/drigalski-spatula-stainless-steel-165mm/ |date=2019-10-26 }}". Rogo-Sampaic online catalog. Accessed on 2019-10-25.
The tool is named after German bacteriologist Wilhelm von Drigalski (1871-1950).Wilhelm Katner (1959): [https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/gnd117656186.html#ndbcontent Drigalski, Karl Rudolf Arnold Artur Wilhelm von]. Neue Deutsche Biographie, volume 4, page 144. Online version accessed on 2019-10-25.