ATCC Culture Guides
Easy-to-Follow Culture Guides
Culturing biological materials can be challenging at times even for the expert culturist. With more than a century of expertise with cell and microbial cultures, ATCC has acquired and developed a vast body of best practices to aid researchers at all levels of proficiency to maximize the return on their biomaterials investment. The guides below deliver that knowledge and insight to the end user in a portable, easy-to-follow format.
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ATCC Animal Cell Culture Guide
This guide contains general technical information for working with animal cells in culture, including media, subculturing, cryopreservation, and contamination.
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ATCC Bacteriology Culture Guide
This guide contains general technical information for the growth, propagation, preservation, and application of fastidious and non-fastidious bacterial species.
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ATCC hTERT-immortalized Cell Culture Guide
hTERT-immortalized cells are an attractive replacement for both primary and transformed cell lines. Find out how to culture these cells for your research.
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ATCC Introduction to Microbiology Guide
New to microbiology? Learn the best practices for aseptic technique, laboratory safety, and successful culturing techniques.
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ATCC Mycology Culture Guide
Access detailed information on the growth, handling, propagation, preservation, and application of yeasts and filamentous fungi.
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ATCC Organoid Culture Guide
Organoids are micro tissues grown within a 3-D extracellular matrix; these complex models better represent in vivo physiology and genetic diversity than existing two-dimensional cell lines.
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ATCC Primary Cell Culture Guide
Primary cells retain the physiologies of their parent tissues. Access detailed information on the best practices of culturing and maintaining these versatile cells. Get your culture guide.
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ATCC Protistology Culture Guide
Culturing protists can be challenging. Use our detailed guide to explore expert tips and techniques for the growth, handling, preservation of protists.
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ATCC Stem Cell Culture Guide
Stem cell culture remains a challenge, even with the knowledge that scientists have gained over the past decades. Learn best practices for keeping your stem cells happy.
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ATCC Virology Culture Guide
Viral strains can be difficult to propagate. Explore our expert tips and techniques for propagating viruses in tissue culture and embryonated chicken eggs.
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