Cultures
Our Featured Culture Collection
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Aspergillus
Aspergillus is a highly aerobic fungi, growing particularly well in environments that are either high in sugar concentrations or salt concentration. Aspergillus is also capable of growing in environments that are depleted of nutrients.
- A. awamori
- A. niger
- A. oryzae
Bacillus
Bacilli are unique in that they’re spore-forming bacteria that are able to withstand both higher temperatures and colder temperatures as well as higher-moisture environments than most other bacteria.
- Bacillus aminovorans
- Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
- Bacillus aporrhoeus
- Bacillus azotoformans
- Bacillus badius
- Bacillus brevis
- Bacillus cereus
- Bacillus circulans
- Bacillus clausii
- Bacillus coagulans *
- Bacillus coagulans MS-99® *
- Bacillus filamentosus
- Bacillus firmus
- Bacillus indicus
- Bacillus laterosporus
- Bacillus lentus
- Bacillus licheniformis
- Bacillus macerans
- Bacillus marisflavi
- Bacillus megaterium
- Bacillus mesentericus
- Bacillus methylotrophicus
- Bacillus mucilaginosus
- Bacillus mycoides
- Bacillus nematocida
- Bacillus pasteuri
- Bacillus polyfermenticus
- Bacillus polymyxa
- Bacillus pumilus
- Bacillus safensis
- Bacillus simplex
- Bacillus sphaericus
- Bacillus subtilis
- Bacillus subtilis ssp. natto
- Bacillus tequilensis
- Bacillus thuringiensis
- Bacillus thuringiensis spp. israelensis
- Bacillus thuringiensis spp. kurstaki
- Bacillus vallismortis
- Bacillus velzensis
Bifidobacterium
Bifidobacterium are unique in that they’re the largest genus group found in the intestines of children and newborn animals, but decline in numbers as the host ages. One of the primary functions of Bifidobacterium is fermenting sugars to produce lactic acid in the intestines.
- Bifidobacterium adolescents *
- Bifidobacterium animalis *
- Bifidobacterium bifidum
- Bifidobacterium bifidus
- Bifidobacterium breve
- Bifidobacterium infantis
- Bifidobacterium lactis
- Bifidobacterium longum
Clostridium
Clostridium are unique in that they’re the largely made up of species of human pathogens. However, there are some healthy strains that are very beneficial to both humans and animals, such as Clostridium butyricum.
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Clostridium butyricum *
Denitrifying Bacteria
Denitrifying bacteria are a group of diverse bacteria that perform denitrifying along the nitrogen cycle.
- Bacillus ssp.
- Notrosobacteria
- Pseudomonas ssp.
Enterococcus
Enterococci are unique in that they have a large amount of natural antibiotic resistance, capable of living in environments that would kill other bacteria.
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Enterococcus faecalis *
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Enterococcus faecium *
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Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 10415
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Enterococcus faecium DSM 10663
Kluyveromyces
Kluyveromyces is a unique and diverse organism used as a probiotic in animals such as horses, and found dairy products and plant environments.
- Kluyveromyces marxianus *
- Kluyveromyces marxianus ssp. fragilis
Lacticaseibacillus
Lactipcaseibacillus are unique in the amount of lactic acid that’s produced from their activity (about 85-90% of sugar utilized is converted to lactic acid).
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Lacticaseibacillus casei *
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Lacticaseibacillus paracasei *
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Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus *
Lactiplantibacillus
Lactiplantibacillus are unique in the amount of lactic acid that’s produced from their activity (about 85-90% of sugar utilized is converted to lactic acid).
- Lactiplantibacillus pentos (pentosus)
- Lactiplantibacillus plantarum *
Lactobacillus
Lactobacillus are unique in the amount of lactic acid that’s produced from their activity (about 85-90% of sugar utilized is converted to lactic acid).
- Latilactobacillus sakei
Lactococcus
Lactococcus is unique in that it is a facultative anaerobe, capable of performing in both aerobic and anaerobic environments.
- Lactococcus lactis ssp. cremoris
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Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis biovar diacetylactis
Latilactobacillus
Latilactobacillus are unique in the amount of lactic acid that’s produced from their activity (about 85-90% of sugar utilized is converted to lactic acid).
Lentilactobacillus
Lentilactobacillus are unique in the amount of lactic acid that’s produced from their activity (about 85-90% of sugar utilized is converted to lactic acid).
- Lentilactobacillus buchneri *
- Lentilactobacillus diolivorans
Leuconostoc
Leuconostoc is generally used in human food production such as kefir, sauerkraut, and sourdough bread.
This heterofermentative organism is able to convert sucrose (sugar) into dextran.
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Leuconostoc mesenteroides *
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Leuconostoc oenos
Levilactobacillus
Levilactobacillus are unique in the amount of lactic acid that’s produced from their activity (about 85-90% of sugar utilized is converted to lactic acid).
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Levilactobacillus brevis *
Ligilactobacillus
Ligilactobacillus are unique in the amount of lactic acid that’s produced from their activity (about 85-90% of sugar utilized is converted to lactic acid).
- Ligilactobacillus animalis
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Ligilactobacillus salivarius *
Nitrifying Bacteria
Nitrifying bacteria get their energy by oxidizing inorganic nitrogen compounds.
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Blend of Nitrosococcus, Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter, and Nitrococcus
Paenibacillus
Paenibacillus polymyxa in particular is found primarily in soil and marine sediments and protects its environment from pathogens.
- Paenibacillus azotofixans
- Paenibacillus durus
- Paenibacillus laterosporus
- Paenibacillus mucilaginosus
Pediococcus
Pediococcus are similar to Lactobacillus in that lactic acid production is their main metabolic function.
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Pediococcus
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Pediococcus acidilactici
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Pediococcus lactis
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Pediococcus pentosaceus
Phanerochaete
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Phanerochaete chrysosporium *
Propionibacterium
Propionibacterium are unique in that they don’t necessarily adhere to a single observational set of traits. They can be rod-shaped or branched, and occur singularly or in pairs or groups. Propionibacterium belong to the same Actinobacteria Class as Bifidobacterium and Streptomyces.
- Propionibacterium
- Propionibacterium acidipropionici
- Propionibacterium freudenreichii
- Propionibacterium freudenreichii ssp. shermanii
Pseudomonas
Pseudomonas are unique in that this genus has a wide range of metabolic diversity and can colonize in many different and diverse environments.
Pseudomonas are found naturally in soil and water.
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Pseudomonas aureofaciens
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Pseudomonas citronellolis
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Pseudomonas denitrificans
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Pseudomonas fluorescens
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Pseudomonas guriconensis
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Pseudomonas marginalis
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Pseudomonas putida
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Pseudomonas striata
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Pseudomonas stutzeri
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Pseudomonas syringae
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Pseudomonas testosteroni
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Pseudomonas viridiflava
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Purpureocillium (paecilomyces)
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Purpureocillium lillacinum
Saccharomyces
Saccharomyces is a yeast that primarily is known for fermenting sugars and giving off carbon dioxide and ethanol (alcohol).
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Saccharomyces boulardii *
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae (active) *
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae (inactive dry yeast – IDY) *
Streptococcus
Streptococcus, like Lactococcus, is unique in that it is a facultative anaerobe, capable of performing in both aerobic and anaerobic environments.
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Streptococcus faecalis
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Streptococcus lactis
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Streptococcus salivarius
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Streptococcus thermophilus
Streptomyces
Streptomyces are naturally found in the soil and in decaying plants. They are unique in their “secondary metabolism” structure – a complex structure that produces most of the world’s viable antibiotics, including: neomycin, cypemycin, grisemycin, bottromycins, chloramphenicol, and streptomycin.
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Streptomyces acidiscables
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Streptomyces albogriseolus
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Streptomyces aureofaciens
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Streptomyces avermitilis
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Streptomyces badius
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Streptomyces hygroscopicus
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Streptomyces lavendulae
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Streptomyces lydicus
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Streptomyces nigrescens
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Streptomyces rimosus
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Streptomyces violaceusniger
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Streptomyces viridosporus
Trichoderma
The fungi, Trichoderma, primarily functions as a biological control agent, preventing diseases in plants – mainly disease of the roots, but also foliar.
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Trichoderma atroviride
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Trichoderma harzianum
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Trichoderma koningii
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Trichoderma polysopum
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Trichoderma reesei
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Trichoderma viride
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Acetobacter
Acetobacter
Acetobacter aceti
Acetobacter diazotrophicus
Acetobacter spp
Acetobacter xylinum
Achromobacter
Achromobacter xylosoxidans
Acidithiobacillus
Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
Acidithiobacillus novellus
Acidithiobacillus thioxidans
Acinetobacter
Acinetobacter baumanii
Acinetobacter junii
Acremonium
Acremonium chrysogenum
Active
Agrobacterium
Agrobacterium radiobacter
Agrobacterium rhizogenes
Alcaligenes
Alcaligenes denitrificans
Alcaligenes faecalis
Alcaligenes viscosus
Alternaria
Alternaria alternate
Alternaria tenuis
Ampelomyces
Ampelomyces quisqualis
Arthrobacter
Arthrobacter simplex
Arthrobacter viscosus
Arthrobotrys
Arthrobotrys oligospora
Azadirachtin
Azadirachtin spp.
Azoracus
Azoracus spp.
Azospirillum
Azospirillum brasilense
Azospirillum lipoferum
Azospirillum spp.
Azotobacter
Azotobacter chroococcum
Azotobacter spp
Azotobacter vinelandii
Beauveria
Beauveria bassiana
Beauveria felina
Beijerinckia
Beijerinckia indca
Bradyrhizobium
Bradyrhizobium elkanii
Bradyrhizobium japonicum
Bradyrhizobium ssp
Brevibacillus
Brevibacillus laterosporus
Brevibacterium
Brevibacterium ammoniagenes
Brevibacterium brevis2
Brevibacterium epidermis
Brevibacterium halotolerans
Brevibacterium immariophiilium
Brevibacterium iodinum
Brevibacterium linens
Carnobacterium
Carnobacterium maltaromaticum
Cell wall
Cellulomonas
Cellulomonas cartae
Cellulomonas gelida
Cellulomonas uda
Chaetomium
Chaetomium cuprium
Chlamadosporium
Chlamadosporium pochonia
Chromatium
Chromatium spp
Citrobacter
Citrobacter braakii
Citrobacter freundii
Clonostachys
Clonostachys rosea f. rosea
Colletotrichum
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Comamonas
Comamonas testosteroni
Conidiobolus
Conidiobolus macrosporus
Corynebacterium
Corynebacterium glutamicum
Corynebacterium rubrum
Corynebacterium spp
Curvularia
Curvularia lunata
Dentiscutata
Dentiscutata heterogama
Desulfovibrio
D. sulfuricans
Enterobacter
Enterobacter spp.
Entomophthora
(see metarhizum)
Entomophthora anisopliae (now metarhizum anisopliae)
Entomophthora basionym (now metarhizum anisopliae)
Ericoid mychorrhiza
Escherichia
Escherichia coli nissle 1917
Eubacterium
Eubacterium callanderi
Exophiala
Exophiala spinifera
Flavobacter
Flavobacter aquatile
Flavobacter oceanosedimentum
Flavobacterium
Flavobacterium dehydrogenans
Frateuria
Frateuria aurantia
Fructilactobacillus
Fructilactobacillus sanfranciscensis
Funneliformis
Funneliformis mosseae
Fusarium
Fusarium monoliforme
Fusarium oxysporum
Fusarum proliferatum
Gibberlla
Gibberlla fujikuroi
Gibberlla saubinetti
Gigaspora
Gigaspora decipiens
Gigaspora margarita
Gliocladium
Gliocladium roseum
Gliocladium virens
Gloconoacetobacter
Gloconoacetobacter diazotrophicans
Glomus
Glomus clarum
Glomus intraradices
Glomus mosseae
Glomus proliferum
* glomus etunicatum
Gluconobacter
Gluconobacter roseus
Herbospirillum
Herbospirillum frisingense
Hirsutella
Hirsutella thompsonii
Hydrolyzed
Isaria
Isaria fumosorosea
Lecanicillium
Lecanicillium lecanii
Levilactobacillus
Levilactobacillus brevis
Limosilactobacillus
Limosilactobacillus cellobiosus (now fermentum)
Limosilactobacillus equi
Limosilactobacillus equigenerosi
Limosilactobacillus fermentum
Limosilactobacillus mucosae
Limosilactobacillus oris
Limosilactobacillus reuteri
Metarhizobium
Mezorhizobium ciceri
Metarhizum
Metarhizium anisopliae (formerly m. robertsii)
Metarhizum robertsii (now m. anisopliae)
Micrococcus
Micrococcus glutamicus
Micrococcus luteus
Mychorrhiza
Ecto Mychorrhiza
Endo Mychorrhiza
Ericoid Mychorrhiza
Vesicular Arbuscular Mychorrhiza
Mycoplana
Mycoplana dimorpha
Myrothecium
Myrothecium verrucaria
Neurospora
Neurospora crassa
Nitrobacter
Nitrobacter alcalicus
Nitrobacter winogradsky
Nitrococcus
Nitrococcus mobilis
Nitrosomonas
Nitrosomonas europaea
Nitrosomonas eutropha
Nocardia
Nocardia hydrocarboxydans
Nomurea
Nomurea relayi / rileyi
Oenococcus
Oenococcus oeni
Oerskovia
Oerskovia xantheneolytica
Paecilomyces (purpureocillium)
Paecilomyces fumasoroseus
Paecilomyces lilacinus
Paecilomyces spp.
Paecilomyces varioti
Paracoccus
Paracoccus pantotrophus
Parococcus dentitrificans
Pecilomyces
Pecilomyces
Penicillium
Penicillium bilaiae
Penicillium chrysogenum
Penicillium citrinum
Penicillium ochrochloron
Penicillium roquefortii
Phaeospirillum
Phaeospirillum moliscianums
Pichia
Pichia farinosa
Pichia fermentans
Pichia pastoris
Piriformaspora
Piriformaspora indica
Pleurotus
Pleurotus ostreatus
Ponchonia
Ponchonia chlamydosporia
Ppecilomyces lilacinus
Prevotella
Prevotella copri
Purpureocillium
P. lillacinum
Rhizophagus
Rhizophagus clarus
Rhizophagus irregularis
Rhizophagus proliferus
Rhizobium
Rhizobium g10
Rhizobium hb33
Rhizobium japonicum
Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii
Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae
Rhizobium leguminosaruma
Rhizobium meliloti
Rhizobium p4
Rhizopus
Rhizopus oligosporus
Rhizopus oryzae
Rhizopus spp
Rhodobacter
Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Rhodobacter spp
Rhodococcus
Rhodococcus coprophilus
Rhodococcus erythropolis
Rhodococcus rhodochrous
Rhodococcus spp
Rhodococcus terrae
Rhodopseudomonas
Rhodopseudomonas palustris
Rhodopseudomonas viridis
Rhodopseudomonas
R. palustris
R. viridis
Rhodospirillum
Rhodospirillum centenum
Rhodospirillum fulvum
Rhodospirillum molischianum
Rhodospirillum rubrum
Rhodospirillum ssp.
Rhizophagus
R. clarus
R. irregularis
R. proliferus
Schizosaccharomyces
Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Sclerotium
Sclerotium rolsfil
Scutellospora
Scutellospora heterogama
Serratia
Serratia marcescens
Scutellospora
S. heterogama
Sinorhizobium
Sinorhizobium medicae
Sinorhizobium meliloti
Sphingomonas
Sphingomonas paucimobilis
Sporothrix
Sporothrix fungorum
Staphylococcus
Staphylococcus carnosus
Starkeya
Starkeya novella
Thiobacillus
Thiobacillus denitrificans
Thiobacillus ferrooxidans
Thiobacillus novellus
Thiobacillus spp
Thiobacillus thioparus
Thiobacillus thioxidans
Torulopsis
Torulopsis utilis
Trametes
Trametes hirsuta
Trametes versicolor
Trichosporon
Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans
Verticilium
Verticilium spp
Verticillium chlamydosporium
Verticillium lecanii
Vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza
Williopsis
Williopsis saturnus
Xanthomonas
Xanthomonas campestris
Xenorhabdus
Xenorhabdus nematophilus
Yarrowia
Yarrowia lipolitica
Yersinia
Yersinia entomophaga
Zygosaccharomyces
Zygosaccharomyces florentinus
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