ATCC Culture Guides
Culturing biological materials can be challenging at times even for the expert culturist. With nearly 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.
This guide contains general technical information for working with animal cells in culture, including media, subculturing, cryopreservation, and contamination.
GEt the GuideThis guide contains general technical information for the growth, propagation, preservation, and application of fastidious and non-fastidious bacterial species.
Get the guidehTERT-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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Get the GuideAccess detailed information on the growth, handling, propagation, preservation, and application of yeasts and filamentous fungi.
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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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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.
Get the guideCulturing protists can be challenging. Use our detailed guide to explore expert tips and techniques for the growth, handling, preservation of protists.
Get the guideStem 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.
Get the guideViral 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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