Fungi - Living Material
Ward's® Introduction to Genetics: A Dihybrid Cross in Yeast Lab Activity
Mendel’s Law of Independent Assortment made easy.
Ward's® Introduction to Genetics: A Monohybrid Cross in Yeast Lab Activity
A quick and colorful demonstration of Mendel’s Law of Segregation.
Ward's® Penicillium chrysogenum
Deuteromycete. Produces penicillin. Incubation temperature 25°C. Malt extract agar growth medium.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. ellipsoides
Ascomycete. Wine yeast: Used in fermentation activities. Incubation temperature 30°C. Sabouraud dextrose agar growth medium.
Live Sordaria fimicola Cultures
Use Sordaria fimicola to allow students to visualize the results of crossing over during cell division.
Aspergillus niger
Deuteromycete. “Black mold”. Produces citric acid. Common airborne contaminant. Causes aspergillosis. Incubation temperature 25°C. Sabouraud dextrose agar growth medium.
Penicillium notatum
Penicillium notatum is a deuteromycete that produces penicillin. It is available in normal and high-yield strains.
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.