Description
Corn Smut Mushroom Plate Culture
Corn Smut (Ustilago maydis) Mushroom Plate Culture.
Each culture plate is a 100x15mm petri dish inoculated with fresh Corn Smut (Ustilago maydis) mycelium growing on malt extract agar (MEA), and will arrive actively colonizing.
Corn Smut Mushroom Plate Culture Lab Notes
At Out-Grow's mycology lab, we have observed the following traits of this mushroom plate culture:
Corn Smut (Ustilago maydis) mycelium appears white on culture media, with smooth to slightly cottony colonies of moderate density and uniform spreading. This species is dimorphic — forming both yeast-like and filamentous phases depending on temperature and nutrients — and typically colonizes a 100mm plate in approximately 5-10 days at an optimal temperature of 77–86°F. Rich yeast-peptone-sucrose media (YPS or YPD) work well for fast, uniform colonies and work well for standard lab work.
Mushroom Plate Culture Use
Mushroom plate cultures, typically on MEA culture plates, are used to grow and preserve mycelium. In most cases, sterile transfers of agar wedges from this plate are used to inoculate fresh culture media or sterilized grain spawn.
Mushroom Plate Culture Storage
Your mushroom plate culture can be wrapped in parafilm and stored at normal room temps, in a sealed baggie, for up to 6 months. Out-Grow recommends you replate your mushroom plate culture every 6 months to ensure longevity of your purchase.
Transfer your Corn Smut mycelium to fresh MEA every 2–3 months to keep your culture healthy and vigorous.
Mushroom Plate Cultures Are Made to Order
All mushroom culture plates are made to order. Once your order is received, Out-Grow will inoculate your plate within 1-3 days. Your mushroom plate culture will then be incubated in our mycology lab for approximately 7-14 days, or until clean healthy mycelium has been verified by our mycologist. Once verified, your order will be shipped promptly. Please allow an additional week for your mushroom plate culture to fully colonize upon arrival, as colonization time varies by species.
Description
Corn Smut Mushroom Plate Culture
Corn Smut (Ustilago maydis) Mushroom Plate Culture.
Each culture plate is a 100x15mm petri dish inoculated with fresh Corn Smut (Ustilago maydis) mycelium growing on malt extract agar (MEA), and will arrive actively colonizing.
Corn Smut Mushroom Plate Culture Lab Notes
At Out-Grow's mycology lab, we have observed the following traits of this mushroom plate culture:
Corn Smut (Ustilago maydis) mycelium appears white on culture media, with smooth to slightly cottony colonies of moderate density and uniform spreading. This species is dimorphic — forming both yeast-like and filamentous phases depending on temperature and nutrients — and typically colonizes a 100mm plate in approximately 5-10 days at an optimal temperature of 77–86°F. Rich yeast-peptone-sucrose media (YPS or YPD) work well for fast, uniform colonies and work well for standard lab work.
Mushroom Plate Culture Use
Mushroom plate cultures, typically on MEA culture plates, are used to grow and preserve mycelium. In most cases, sterile transfers of agar wedges from this plate are used to inoculate fresh culture media or sterilized grain spawn.
Mushroom Plate Culture Storage
Your mushroom plate culture can be wrapped in parafilm and stored at normal room temps, in a sealed baggie, for up to 6 months. Out-Grow recommends you replate your mushroom plate culture every 6 months to ensure longevity of your purchase.
Transfer your Corn Smut mycelium to fresh MEA every 2–3 months to keep your culture healthy and vigorous.
Mushroom Plate Cultures Are Made to Order
All mushroom culture plates are made to order. Once your order is received, Out-Grow will inoculate your plate within 1-3 days. Your mushroom plate culture will then be incubated in our mycology lab for approximately 7-14 days, or until clean healthy mycelium has been verified by our mycologist. Once verified, your order will be shipped promptly. Please allow an additional week for your mushroom plate culture to fully colonize upon arrival, as colonization time varies by species.