An ƙera filayen al'adar tantanin halitta musamman don samun nasara girma da yaduwa na ƙwayoyin cuta, kwari, ko mammalian sel. Yawancin nau'ikan na yau da kullun sun haɗa da flasks na al'adun nama mai gefe, flasks Erlenmeyer, da flasks na spinner.
Za'a iya sake amfani da jirgin al'ada iri ɗaya, amma yuwuwar kamuwa da cuta yana ƙaruwa tare da kowace reseeding saboda tarin ƙananan zubewar matsakaici akan buɗewar filako.