Lion’s Mane Mycelium – Colonised Agar

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Lion’s Mane Mycelium – Colonised Agar petri Dishes

Lion’s Mane Mycelium – Pre-Colonised agar petri dishes ready for you to use or clone. Very popular, especially with vegetarians, Lion’s Mane mushrooms are not only great to eat, they also offer a lot of potential health benefits. They can be eaten or used as supplements and have been used in Chinese medicine for centuries. If you’ve ever seen them you’ll know they’re also one of the most visually distinctive mushrooms around; large, white, shaggy mushrooms that can resemble a lion’s mane as they grow.

The live mycelium growing on our petri dishes is what you need to get started – to grow mushrooms of any sort you need live mycelium, either in the form of Mycelium Liquid Culture or, in this case, agar petri dishes already colonised with live mycelium. This listing is for one colonised 90mm agar plate with live Lion’s Mane mushroom mycelium, sealed with parafilm to keep the contents sterile.

Agar petri dishes that are already colonised with live mycelium are suitable either for cloning (using snippets of colonised agar to inoculate fresh agar) or for inoculating spawn/substrate materials. Once the mycelium has covered the whole surface of the petri dish it is ready for immediate use.

Please note that colonised agar should be kept in a cool dark place until it is ready to be used. It helps if it can be left at room temperature for 24 hours prior to use. Lion’s Mane Mycelium, like any live mycelium, should not be allowed to drop below 3 Celcius as this can kill it.

To reduce the risks of contamination from airborne spores and bacteria, agar petri dishes should only be opened in sterile air. In practical terms this means they should be used in a protected environment such as a still air box or, ideally, in front of a laminar flow hood. Regardless, never touch the agar/mycelium with anything that has not been properly sterilised. Blades used to cut the agar should be flame sterilised before use. Partially used petri dishes containing agar can be re-sealed with fresh parafilm. Regardless of storage, we recommend using your colonised agar within a week if possible, to avoid it drying out or over-growing.

To reduce the chance of a heavy build-up of condensation inside petri dishes, they are best stored upside down. Condensation occurs frequently due to temperature differences (as seen in household windows) and won’t damage the mycelium on its own, but rivers of water inside a petri dish can increase the risk of contamination when opened.

When working with agar, either while doing agar to grain inoculation or agar to agar transfers be sure that you are familiar with and follow strict sterile working techniques.

Note: The product image used is generic and for display purposes only. Appearance of mycelium varies from species to species.