AGAR & Isolation tools

A standard liquid culture jar breathes passively through a filter disc, and oxygen runs short just as the mycelium needs it most. That's when cultures harden into dense clumps that clog the needle and inoculate unevenly. Active Air fixes that by pushing sterile, filtered air into the jar on a timer, so the mycelium stays fine, fluid and suspended. It's a shippable version of the bubbling setup we've run in our own lab for years, built from high-temperature parts that sterilize and reuse. 28...

Same system as our Premium kit, almost three times the volume. 28 oz of pressure-sterilized broth in a 32 oz glass jar turns one spore syringe into enough living mycelium for 40+ spawn bags or 160 half-pint jars. It is the size to move up to when a pint jar can no longer keep pace with your grows. 28 ozCulture broth 3-5 ccTo inoculate 4-5 daysTo visible growth 40+Spawn bags 60 ccSyringe included Why growers size up to the XL One syringe, a whole run: a single spore syringe covers 40 or more...

These are ready-to-use malt extract agar (MEA) plates, five to a pack, for germinating spores, cleaning up cultures and making first transfers. Each plate is machine-filled with 20 mL of agar in a 90 x 15mm dish, then sealed and shipped fresh. We make every batch in our clean room. A media-prep machine mixes and sterilizes the agar for 30 minutes at 18 PSI, a dispensing machine fills each plate to the same level as it passes under UV-C light, and every plate is capped and laser-labeled....

The Myco Lid Pro is our reusable liquid culture lid for standard wide-mouth mason jars. Instead of punching a needle through the same self-healing port over and over, you draw culture through a dedicated Luer Lock port, while a 0.45 micron syringe filter handles gas exchange. The lid stays on the jar from sterilization to the last syringe. The body is autoclavable Delrin (POM), the gasket rotates independently so the seal seats without twisting, and a raised pad on top gives you a clean place...

Black MEA plates are malt extract agar infused with activated carbon, so white and light-colored mycelium stands out sharply against a deep black surface. The contrast makes it far easier to read growth edges, sectors and pigmentation, and to catch contamination early. Every plate is made in our clean room. A media-prep machine mixes the agar and sterilizes it for 30 minutes at 18 PSI, a dispensing machine fills each 90 x 15mm dish with exactly 20 mL as it passes under UV-C light, and every...

These are ready-to-use malt extract agar (MEA) plates, ten to a pack, for germinating spores, cleaning up cultures and making first transfers. Ten plates cover a full round of work: spores or LC on the first plates, then clean transfers onto the rest. Each plate is machine-filled with 20 mL of agar in a 90 x 15mm dish, then sealed and shipped fresh. We make every batch in our clean room. A media-prep machine mixes and sterilizes the agar for 30 minutes at 18 PSI, a dispensing machine fills...

Rapid Rhizo plates use a custom nutrient and yeast blend that pushes mycelium into fast, rhizomorphic growth, so your strongest genetics are easy to spot and cut. Ten plates cover a full round of clean-up and selection transfers. Every plate is made in our clean room. A media-prep machine mixes the agar and sterilizes it for 30 minutes at 18 PSI, a dispensing machine fills each 90 x 15mm dish with exactly 20 mL as it passes under UV-C light, and every plate is capped, laser-labeled and sealed...

Rapid Rhizo plates use a custom nutrient and yeast blend that pushes mycelium into fast, rhizomorphic growth, so your strongest genetics are easy to spot and cut. This 5-pack is the right size for trying Rapid Rhizo or finishing a handful of isolations. Every plate is made in our clean room. A media-prep machine mixes the agar and sterilizes it for 30 minutes at 18 PSI, a dispensing machine fills each 90 x 15mm dish with exactly 20 mL as it passes under UV-C light, and every plate is capped,...

Agar slants are the long-term home for your best cultures. Each slant is a pre-poured test tube of malt extract agar set at an angle: transfer a clean piece of mycelium, let it establish, then refrigerate it. A colonized slant keeps a culture viable for up to 12 months, far longer than an agar plate, so your master cultures stay safe without constant replating. Every tube is a 15 mL polypropylene test tube of agar, light malt extract, potato dextrose and locust bean gum, pressure-sterilized,...

This is a 500-dish case of reusable, autoclavable 90 x 15mm petri dishes, packed in sterile sleeves of 20. Use them straight from the sleeve the first time, then wash, autoclave and pour again. Disposable plates add up fast when you pour hundreds a month; these keep coming back through your workflow. They are Microppose high-temperature polypropylene dishes with triple-vented lids, rated for standard 121 C (250 F) autoclave cycles at 15 psi. At 17 grams each they are thicker than typical...

This is a 500-dish case of sterile, disposable 90 x 15mm petri dishes, packed as 25 sealed sleeves of 20. Open one sleeve at a time and the other 24 stay sterile until you need them. It is the case quantity for labs, schools and culture producers who pour agar every week. The dishes are Microppose optical-grade polystyrene with triple-vented lids and flat bottoms. At 16 grams each they are about 25% heavier than typical disposables, so tall stacks stay steady and lids seat cleanly. 500...

These are sterile, ready-to-pour 90 x 15mm petri dishes, 20 to a sealed sleeve. Open the sleeve under your flow hood, pour your sterilized agar and get to work. The dishes arrive sterile, so only the agar needs to go in the pressure cooker. They are Microppose optical-grade polystyrene dishes with triple-vented lids and flat bottoms. At 16 grams each they are about 25% heavier than typical disposable plates, so they stack steadily and flex less during transfers. 20 dishesPer sleeve 90 x...

Disposable sterile scalpels for agar work, tissue cloning and transfers, five to a pack. Each one is individually wrapped with a #10 tempered high-carbon stainless steel blade and a protective cap, so every cut starts with a fresh, sterile edge. Using a new blade for each culture is one of the easiest ways to stop cross-contamination, and the ergonomic handle has a ruler on the side for quick measuring. 5Scalpels per pack #10Blade StainlessHigh-carbon, tempered SterileIndividually wrapped...

Microppose Laboratory Poly Film is a stretchy, scissor-free way to seal petri dishes. Pull a length off the roll, tear it by hand and stretch it around the rim. It clings to itself to lock moisture in, and sealed plates won't fuse together when you stack them. It's what we use on plates in our own lab. One 1.25" x 280 ft roll seals hundreds of 90 mm dishes. 1.25"Width (32 mm) 280 ftPer roll No toolsTears by hand ElasticStretches to seal Non-stickStacks cleanly Why growers switch to it No...

Sterile 6mm agar punches cut clean, round plugs of agar and mycelium for transfers, cloning and isolation. Each punch comes individually wrapped and sterile, with a tempered stainless-steel blade and a plastic handle for a secure grip. A round 6mm plug sits flat on fresh agar and grows out evenly in every direction, which makes it easier to compare cultures side by side and pick the healthiest growth. 2 punchesPer pack 6mmRound cut SterileIndividually wrapped StainlessTempered blade...