Bring value, reliability, and ease to your microbiology lab! MicroKwik Cultures® are long shelf life, high-quality, lyophilized cultures available at an affordable price. We have 40 bacterial strains and 9 fungal strains from our internationally recognized collection available as lyophilized cultures. All cultures are guaranteed for species and purity and can be easily stored, so you can have them on hand to use when you need them.
“Maintain a curated culture collection that contains cultures from authorized or commercial sources (e.g., ATCC, NCIMB, or Carolina Biological Supply Company); a full list of authorized culture collections can be found at World Federation for Culture Collections.”
“Obtain fresh stock cultures of microorganisms annually (e.g., purchased, revived from frozen stock cultures, etc.) to be certain of the source culture, minimize accumulation of spontaneous mutations, and reduce contamination.”
Get care instructions and tips for handling bacterial cultures.
Get care instructions and tips for handling fungal cultures.
Select the name of a bacteria to see compatible media.
Learn about techniques for studying bacteria and fungi.
Store at room temperature for up to 2 months before activation of 6-8 months if refrigerated.
Choose from 40 bacterial strains and 9 fungal strains.
Each culture comes with 5 mL of rehydration medium.
All cultures are guaranteed for species and purity and can be easily stored.
We have solutions that focus on lab skills and advanced college-level microbiology education. Choose from culture growth/ID to antibiotic resistance and environmental sampling.
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Bacteria, fungi, viruses, and all products labeled and/or advertised “for educational use” may only be used for educational purposes. Commercial use, resale, and research use for other than educational purposes are all prohibited. By requesting or placing an order for such products, you represent and warrant that you will use the products only for educational purposes. Unauthorized uses must be recalled and destroyed.
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