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Shipping changes:

Thanksgiving Holidays: Orders placed before Tuesday, Nov. 24th at 5pm will be shipped Monday, Nov. 30th. Any orders placed after this deadline will be shipped Dec. 7th. (This excludes large culture volumes, diatoms or any other order that takes multiple weeks to cultivate.)

Winter Holidays: UTEX will be closed from Dec. 19th to January 3rd. Orders placed after December 9th at 5pm will be shipped January 11th. Large culture volumes and diatom orders placed after November 23rd will be shipped at the end of January. Have a safe and happy holiday season.

Due to a contamination outbreak, many strains of the Cyanobacteria, Extreme Environment collection, and Salt Plains Collection have been temporarily removed from the web site. Until further notice, most strains with prefix LB are currently not available for order, and no rush orders will be accepted. These strains will be made available once free of this contamination. A list of available strains is available for download: LB Strain Availability. Though unavailable for orders, information on most strains is still accessible through this site.

UTEX offers 2-day workshops for those interested in utilizing algae commercially, such as for biofuel production. Workshops are held at the site of UTEX on the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas. More information can be found here: Workshops: Managing Microalgal Cultures

UTEX now sells living microalgae in large culture volumes. We will provide 500 ml or 1 liter of select strains that can be grown in liquid medium.  More information can be found here:  Pricing and Preparation of Shipment


About Us
The Culture Collection includes approximately 3,000 different strains of living algae, representing most major algal taxa. The primary function of UTEX is to provide algal cultures at modest cost to a user community. Cultures in the Collection are used for research, teaching, biotechnology development, and various other projects throughout the world. This website contains a listing of the cultures maintained by UTEX, conditions for their long-term growth, information regarding the purchase of cultures, and various other features of UTEX.



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