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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.
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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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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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Ward's® Lichen Types
One each of foliose, crustose, and fruticose lichen. The foliose and crustose lichens are any of a wide variety of species; the fruticose lichen is either cladonia or reindeer moss. All samples are field-collected and come in a 4 oz. labeled jar.
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Ward's® Penicillium chrysogenum
Deuteromycete. Produces penicillin. Incubation temperature 25°C. Malt extract agar growth medium.
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Arthrobotrys conoides
Deuteromycete. Biological control organism. Traps nematodes. Incubation temperature 25°C. Cornmeal agar growth medium.
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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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Penicillium notatum
Penicillium notatum is a deuteromycete that produces penicillin. It is available in normal and high-yield strains.
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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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Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ascomycete. Baker’s yeast. Reproduction by budding. Incubation temperature 30°C. 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
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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.