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This section provides a wide selection of dry components related to agar formulations and microorganism culturing. Pure components and mixes provide you the opportunity to mix and test your own formulations or begin culturing right away with our tested and proven mixtures. Casing buffers and media antibiotic can also be found here.


Agar, Media, Kits and Components

Basic Agar Culturing Kit
Now you can buy all the basic components to begin agar culturing in one easy kit! This kit is designed to be easy on the budget while still getting you everything you need (minus spores or culture) to get started in agar culturing.
Save $10 over these items if purchased individually!


Standard Agar Culturing Kit
Now you can buy all the basic components to begin agar culturing in one easy kit! The Standard Agar Culturing Kit is designed to give you a true introduction into sterilizing your own agar media and pouring your own plates. (Spores or cultures must be purchased separately).
Save over $10 on these items if purchased individually!


Pre-Sterilized Malt Extract Agar
Just heat to re-liquify and pour into petri dishes under sterile conditions. Guaranteed to arrive free of contaminants. One quart jar, 500ml. Plenty for 20 perti dishes (one sleeve) Petri dishes not included. Vacuum sealed.


Agar-agar
A high gel strength agar. Excellent for the culture of microorganisms.
A non nutritional sea weed derivative which after mixing with hot water and cooling, forms a firm gel. Excellent base for agar formulas. Sterilization required. 8 oz. net.


Potato Dextrose Agar
An exceptional formulation for the growth of fungi in culture. Premixed agar recipe. To create enough agar to fill a sleeve of 20 petri dishes add 20 grams of PDA to 500 ml of water and pressure cook for 30 mins at 15psi. Sterilization required. 8 oz net.


Malt Extract Agar - Wheat
An exceptional formulation for the growth of microorganisims in culture.
Premixed agar recipe. To create enough agar to fill a sleeve of 20 petri dishes add 20 grams of MEA to 500 ml of water and pressure cook for 30 mins at 15psi. Sterilization required. 8 oz net.


Malt Extract Agar - Light
An excellent formulation for the growth of microorganisims in culture.
Premixed agar recipe. To create enough agar to fill a sleeve of 20 petri dishes add 20 grams of MEA to 500 ml of water and pressure cook for 30 mins at 15psi. Sterilization required. 8 oz net.


Dry Malt Extract - Wheat
Nutritional additive for agar formulas to support strong growth. Derived from wheat. 8 oz net.


Dry Malt Extract - Light
Nutritional additive for agar formulas to support strong growth. Derived from barley. 8 oz net.


Dextrose
Supplemental ingredient for agar formulas to support strong growth. 1 lb net.


Peptone-s
100 grams. Nutritional additive. Encourages strong mycelial growth. Soy bean derived.


Media Antibiotic
Autoclavable. For invitro use only. Not for ingestion. Add 1/20 gram per liter of agar media prior to sterilization. Prevents bacterial growth while stimulating mushroom mycelium. Highly recommended. Not for prolonged use. 1 pack (1/20 gram).
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Calcium Carbonate
A chalk like powder used to buffer the pH of peat moss in the casing layer. 5 pounds net. <click here for chemical identification>

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