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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

UTEX now offers teaching kits for use in classrooms and for individual science projects. Each kit includes a selection of algae that can be used to explore a variety of scientific questions:  Teaching Kits

Welcome to the new UTEX Culture Collection website. This new site features a searchable database of our strains. Check out our select collections for our latest additions.

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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