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