[Nhcoll-l] fungus preservation

[Andrew Miller]

Fungal cultures, presumably growing on agar in petri plates, should be placed in an incubator or plant dryer at 30-40C to dry them completely.  They will look like fuzzy potato chips once the agar dries up.  For display, I would recommend keeping the cultures alive, but with the lid of the petri plate on.

Andy
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Andrew Miller, Ph.D.
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On May 4, 2015, at 8:06 AM, Kaleigh Pare wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
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> We are working on an exhibit where we hope to display several preserved fungal cultures.  Does anyone have any good resources for preserving whole fungus for display and eventually long-term storage in our natural history collection? 
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> Manager of Exhibits and Collections
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> Kaleigh Paré
> Collections Specialist
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> EcoTarium
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