Fungi - Living Material
Live specimens are used for a wide variety of studies including studying the physiological effects of drugs on a specimen’s heartbeat and temperature on metabolism, the locomotion of microscopic organisms, and studying plant respiration, photosynthesis, plosmolysis, and more. Algal cultures form colonies of cells that are extremely easy to visualize for better understanding of cell walls and plastids, and many live specimens reproduce rapidly for quick turnover between successive tests.
Rhizopus stolonifer (nigricans) (-)
Zygomycete. Common black bread mold. Lab contaminant. Mating strain, cross with Rhizopus stolonifer (nigricans) (+) to produce zygospores. Incubation temperature 25°C. Potato dextrose agar growth medium.
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ascomycete. Baker’s yeast. Reproduction by budding. Incubation temperature 30°C. YM agar growth medium.
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Saccharomyces cereviciae Strains for Genetic Manipulation
Yeast strains are ideal for genetic study because they are easy to grow and maintain, their life cycle is complete in approximately one week, and you can arrest different stages of the life cycle by growing it on different types of media.
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Sordaria Agar
For growth and sporulation of ascomycetes, specifically Sordaria species.
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Dihybrid Cross
Supplied as tube cultures. Comes with culture and handling instructions, as well as the manual Working with Fungi.
Eight strains: a1 (HAO), α1 (HBO), a2 (HAR), α2 (HBR), a3 (HAT), α3 (HBT), a4 (HART), α4 (HBRT).
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Arthrobotrys conoides
Deuteromycete. Biological control organism. Traps nematodes. Incubation temperature 25°C. Cornmeal agar growth medium.
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Candida albicans
Deuteromycete. Causes thrush, candidiasis. Multiplies by budding. Forms germ-tubes in serum cultures. Incubation temperature 37°C. Potato dextrose agar growth medium. Note: Pathogen.
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Coprinus cinereus
Basidiomycete. Inky-capped mushroom. Jar culture. Incubation temperature 30°C. YM/rabbit dung agar growth medium.
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Mucor hiemalis (-)
Zygomycete. Dung Mold. Mating strain; cross with Mucor heimalis (+) for zygospore formation. Incubation temperature 25°C. Potato dextrose agar growth medium.
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ascomycete. Host for rDNA. Incubation temperature 30°C. Sabouraud dextrose/YM agar growth medium.
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Mucor hiemalis (+)
Zygomycete. Dung Mold. Mating strain; cross with Mucor heimalis (-) for zygospore formation. Incubation temperature 25°C. Potato dextrose agar growth medium