Description
Genus and Species: Sordaria fimicola Wild Type
Optimal Growth Medium: Cornmeal-Glucose-Yeast Agar
Optimal Growth Temperature: 25° C
Package: MicroKwik Culture® Vial
Biosafety Level: 1
Fungal Rank: Ascomycete
Culture is guaranteed for purity and genera. Fungi can help teach many topics in ecology, genetics, biochemistry, and other disciplines. They are important decomposers, helping recycle organic materials in food webs, which makes them great subjects for ecological studies. Special packaging and transportation costs are extra.
Grows in the dung of herbivores. An excellent choice for introductory biology labs because it is easy to culture and has a short life cycle. Optimal growth medium is cornmeal-glucose-yeast agar; optimal growth temperature is 25° C.
MicroKwik Culture® is a Carolina trademark for freeze-dried, viable fungi with medium. Each culture comes with instructions for rehydration. Since MicroKwik Cultures can be stored under refrigeration, they can be ordered ahead of time for use on short notice. Note: Each MicroKwik Culture® comes with 5 mL of rehydration medium.