Products and Services
ACUF offers a wide range of services beyond maintaining the collection and supplying cultures. For more information about any of the services listed below, contact us at
Bulk microalgae cultures
Bulk cultures of some microalgae strains maintained at ACUF are available in 500 mL and 1 litre volumes. Bulk cultures are only prepared on request and the time required for the microalgae to grow is at least 6 weeks. Thanks to an agreement with CAISIAL, the Service Centre for food companies based at the University of Naples Federico II (https://caisial.unina.it/en/, key person Dr. Luca Langellotti), it is possible to request large biomasses of selected cyanobacteria and microalgae (Spirulina, Galdieria, Chlorella, Dunaliella, Haematococcus and Scenedesmus).
Media
1L of the following culture media can be ordered at the cost of 50,00 euro, plus 22% VAT and shipment costs: Allen, BBM, BG11, f/2, Porphyridium, Spirulina, Diatoms.
Cryopreservation of algae and cyanobacteria
Strains at ACUF are cryopreserved following a gradual freezing at -90 °C in a Thermo CryoMEd Progressive freezer and then stored at -150 °C.
Isolation and identification of strains
Strain isolation from various matrices and subsequent identification (morphological and molecular) can be requested.
Strain depositation
It is possible to deposit a strain for cryopreservation and/or live maintenance. According to the depositor, strains can be available to public or private.
Images
ACUF can provide images at different resolution and magnification for many strains held in culture
Educational Kits - - Our educational kits are designed to engage students in hands-on learning experiences.
Our educational kit contains 8 cultures that have been selected to present an introductory survey of major algal types.
