{"product_id":"termitomyces-microcarpus","title":"Small Termite Mushroom (Termitomyces microcarpus) Liquid Culture Syringe","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmall Termite Mushroom (Termitomyces microcarpus) is a delicacy across Africa and Asia and an obligate partner of fungus-farming termites, and this liquid culture delivers verified living stock from one of mycology's most extraordinary symbioses. Out-Grow's liquid culture syringe contains live, actively growing Termitomyces microcarpus mycelium in sterile nutrient solution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo artificial system has reliably fruited any Termitomyces: the termites build, groom, and regulate the fungus comb in ways no chamber yet replicates. The mycelium itself cultures on standard media, which is exactly the material the domestication research race is run with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Work With Small Termite Mushroom?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTermitomyces domestication is a standing grand challenge with real economic stakes: these are among the most valued edible mushrooms in the world where they grow wild. Living T. microcarpus stock supports symbiosis research, comb microbiology, and the long experiment of fruiting the unfruitable, and simply holding the genus in culture is a distinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking Conditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpand on MEA or PDA at 78 to 86 F; comb temperature in nature is warm and stable. Expect slow to moderate, dense growth. Treat as research and preservation stock, with fruiting understood to be an unsolved problem, not a shipped feature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Characteristics of Small Termite Mushroom (Termitomyces microcarpus):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEcology:\u003c\/strong\u003e Obligate mutualist of fungus-farming termites, fruiting in prolific troops from comb material.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCulture Behavior:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cultures on standard media at warm, stable incubation despite the wild symbiotic dependency.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eResearch Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Material for one of applied mycology's grand challenges: Termitomyces domestication.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaxonomy of Small Termite Mushroom (Termitomyces microcarpus):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKingdom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fungi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhylum:\u003c\/strong\u003e Basidiomycota\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClass:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agaricomycetes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrder:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agaricales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lyophyllaceae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Termitomyces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecies:\u003c\/strong\u003e Termitomyces microcarpus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStorage and Usage Tips:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStore your Small Termite Mushroom liquid culture syringe in a cool, dark location without hard chilling and expand promptly at warm incubation, keeping backups from the first transfer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"og-internal-links\" style=\"margin-top:16px;padding:16px;background:#f7f4ef;border-top:2px solid #c8d4c4;font-family:'Source Serif 4',Georgia,serif;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Libre Baskerville',serif;color:#1a2e1a;margin:0 0 10px;font-size:1.1rem;\"\u003eRelated Resources\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:6px 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/termitomyces-microcarpus\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eSmall Termite Mushroom (Termitomyces microcarpus) Species Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/termitomyces-microcarpus-mushroom-culture\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eSmall Termite Mushroom (Termitomyces microcarpus) Mushroom Culture\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/liquid-culture\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eLiquid Culture Syringes Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Out-Grow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513895620801,"sku":"OG1000TM","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/7287\/5201\/files\/termitomyces-microcarpus.jpg?v=1792645149","url":"https:\/\/www.out-grow.com\/products\/termitomyces-microcarpus","provider":"Out Grow","version":"1.0","type":"link"}