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fD-3028 (ev. 10-6-95) @ : e 279A-WF-222936-USAMRIID b pic At USAMRIID, Ceres familiar with a 51, 201, anda 100 1 fermentors. The 1 ntor (actual 80 (1) working volu intained in the laboratory suites in Building b7c 1425 indicated that it was never used other than on b2 occasion water_was_ xun through it just to ensure that it was still bIE operational.[______Jexplained that when using the 20 1 fermentor, it took one day for the fermentor to complete the growth cycle for Delta Stern Ba. [___leavisea that the 5_1 fermentor, when operational, did not produce a whole lot of noise[ Jopined that the easiest way to have produce the volume of Ba used in the anthrax-laced letter mailings would have been to use shaker flasks as opposed to using fermentors.[___]expounded that using the shaker flask method to grow Ba would have been much less conspi use shaker flasks are always in use at USAMRIID anyway advised that 8 one liter flasks could be run at the same time in a shaker incubator. believed that there is one shaker incubator, known in IVINS laboratory and a second shaker incubator, known as "Big Bertha," in the[L__] suites. When using the fermentors| __—| recalled that it was standard operating procedures when growing Ba to use anti-foam in bé order to reduce the buildup of by foam that would occur b7c during the fermentation process. explained that anti- foam would be automatic ed into the fermentor to reduce the amount of bubbles. recalled that the old brand name for the anti-foaming agent Was Called Mazu and believed that Mazu may have been sold out or taken over by a newer company possibly called Sigma. = not recall IVINS having any | discussions concerning either fraternities or sororities. recalled that IVINS 9 es around the office. IVINS rarely talked about es his personal life. IVINS was open about lexplained that an easy target due a [| picked on IVINS pecause IVINS was-SUS