Strain Improvement Services
At the Culture Bank, we offer specialized Strain Improvement Services exclusively available to our clients. Our focus is on tetrapolar basidiomycete gourmet and medicinal fungi, widely used in the industry. We also work with certain ascomycetes. However, we do not engage with any pathogenic or biologically hazardous strains.
Our expert team employs various cutting-edge techniques, including genetic analysis, mutagenesis, outbreeding, line breeding, rapid speciation techniques, and methods commonly used in traditional crop improvement. Additionally, we utilize proprietary methods to achieve custom results that meet your specific goals.
Benefits of Our Strain Improvement Services:
- Enhanced Yield and/or secondary metabolite production: Our methodologies are aimed at increasing the overall yield and/or secondary metabolite production of your strains, providing you with superior products.
- Disease Resistance: We focus on developing strains that exhibit increased resistance to common diseases, ensuring higher survival rates and reduced losses.
- Faster Growth Rates: Through strategic breeding and selection, we work to accelerate growth rates, allowing for quicker production cycles.
- Comprehensive Documentation: Our thorough documentation process adheres to industry standards, providing detailed records of your improved strains, including their genetic background and characteristics.
- Official Recognition: Improved strains can be registered with the Fungal Breeding Society, adding credibility to your work and enhancing the value of your products.
Strain Improvement vs. Strain Design:
Strain Improvement: Our Strain Improvement service focuses on enhancing an existing strain's characteristics. This may involve optimizing traits such as yield, secondary metabolite production or disease resistance, using methods tailored to the specific strain being refined.
Strain Design: This service is for those looking to create an entirely new strain with specific desired traits. It involves a custom approach that may include hybridization and other advanced techniques to generate a unique fungal organism that meets your specific goals.
- How to Get Started:
This service can be easily added to your cart. Once you proceed with the checkout process, please provide your email and phone number, and an associate will contact you soon to discuss your objectives and determine a cost estimate for the project based on the required lab work.
Additional Information: Improved and designer strains created through our Strain Improvement or Design service are officially registered with the Fungal Breeding Society. Both Strain Improvement and Strain Design services allow for free deposit and one-time withdrawal of your strain, ensuring safe storage and easy access.
Let us help you unlock the full potential of your fungal strains with our professional strain improvement services!