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Algal Culture Media

The following culture media recipes have been categorized into two broad water types for simplicity. For more detailed water types, use the Media Search page. These links provide the components, concentrations, and preparation details for media used at UTEX.

Freshwater Media

1/2 CHEV Diatom Medium
1/3 CHEV Diatom Medium
1/5 CHEV Diatom Medium
1:1 DYIII/PEA + Gr+ Medium
2/3 CHEV Diatom Medium
2X CHEV Diatom Medium
Ag Diatom Medium
Allen Medium
BG-11 Medium
BG-11(-N) Medium
Bold 1NV Medium
Bold 3N Medium
Bold Basal Medium
Botryococcus Medium
Bristol Medium
CHEV Diatom Medium
Chu's Medium
Combo Diatom Medium
CR1 Diatom Medium
CR1+ Diatom Medium
CR1-S Diatom Medium
Cyanidium Medium
Cyanophycean Medium
Desmid Medium
DYIII Medium
DYV Medium
Euglena Medium
HEPES Medium
J Medium
Malt Medium
MES-Volvox Medium
Modified Bolds 3N Medium
Modified COMBO Medium
Modified Desmidiacean Medium
N/20 Medium
Ochromonas Medium
P49 Medium
Polytomella Medium
Proteose Medium
Snow Algae Medium
Soil Extract Medium
Soil Extract + Sodium Metasilicate Medium
Soilwater: BAR Medium
Soilwater: GR- Medium
Soilwater: GR-/NH4 Medium
Soilwater: GR+ Medium
Soilwater: GR+/NH4 Medium
Soilwater: PEA Medium
Soilwater: Peat Medium
Soilwater: VT Medium
Spirulina Medium
TAP Medium
Trebouxia Medium
Volvocacean Medium
Volvocacean-3N Medium
Volvox Medium
Volvox-Dextrose Medium
Waris Medium
Waris + Soil Extract Medium
WC Medium
WC+ Medium

Saltwater Media

1/2 Enriched Seawater
1/2 Erdschreiber Medium
1/2 Soil + Seawater Medium
1/3 Soil + Seawater Medium
1/4 Erdschreiber's Medium
1/4 Soil + Seawater Medium
1/5 Soil + Seawater Medium
1% F/2 Medium
20% Allen + 80% Erdschreiber (1:4) Medium
2/3 Enriched Seawater
2X Erdschreiber's Medium
2X Soil + Seawater Medium
5/3 Soil + Seawater Agar Medium
5% F/2 Medium
8 ppt F/2 Medium
A+ Medium
Artificial Seawater Medium
BG-11 + 1% NaCl Medium
BG-11 + 0.36% NaCl Medium
Bold 1NV:Erdshreiber (1:1) Medium
Bold 1NV:Erdshreiber (4:1) Medium
Bristol-NaCl Medium
Dasycladales Seawater Medium
Enriched Seawater Medium
Erdschreiber's Medium
ES/10 Enriched Seawater Medium
ES/2 Enriched Seawater Medium
ES/4 Enriched Seawater Medium
F/2 Medium
F/2 + NH4 Medium
LDM Medium
Modified 2X CHEV Medium
Modified 2X CHEV + Soil Medium
Modified Artificial Seawater Medium
Modified CHEV Medium
Porphryridium Medium
Soil + Seawater Medium
SS Diatom Medium