Biology

BiologyOrganisms

Organisms

The following organisms are cultivated in the student laboratory for experimental purposes and microscopy (as of August 2020)

The chosen sorting is not based on the latest systematics but rather on the aspect of usefulness.

A Bacteria (Bacteria)

Firmicutes
Bacillus subtilis subtilis
Bacillus megaterium
Proteobacteria
Alcanivorax borkumensis
Acetobacter aceti
Escherichia coli (K12)
Myxococcus xanthus
Photobacterium kishitanii
Pseudomonas fluorescens
Rhodospirillum rubrum
Actinobacteria
Cellulomonas uda
Streptomyces albidoflavus
Streptomyces griseus griseus
Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Synechococcus elongatus

B Phycophyta (Algae)

Chlorophyta (Green algae)
Chlamydomonas noctigama
Chlorella sorokiniana
Chlorella vulgaris
Chlorococcum spec.
Desmodesmus communis
Eudorina illinoisensis
Gonium pectorale
Gonium sociale
Haematococcus pluvialis
Micractinium conductrix
Micrasterias radiatar
Pandorina morum
Pleodorina californica
Volvox globator
Rhodophyta (Red algae)
Galdieria sulphuraria
Porphyridium purpureum
Dinophyta (Dinoflagellate)
Pyrocystis lunula
Euglenophyta
Euglena gracilis
Cryptophyta
Chilomonas paramecium

C Fungi (Mushrooms)

Ascomycota
Aspergillus niger
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Yarrowia lipolytica
Basidiomycota
Ganoderma applanatum (Artist's bracket)
Ganoderma lucidum
Hericium erinaceus (Lion's mane mushroom)
Panellus stipticus (Bitter oyster)
Pleurotus eryngii (King trumpet mushroom)
Trametes versicolor

D Other

Eumycetozoa (Slime mold)
Dictyostelium discoideum
Physarum polycephalum
Ciliata
Blepharisma americana
Colpidium striatum
Paramecium bursaria
Paramecium caudatum
Amoeboida (Amoeba)
Amoeba proteus
Hydrozoa
Hydra viridissima
Hydra vulgaris
Tardigrada (Tardigrade)
Hypsibius exemplaris