The Hawaii Culture Collection (HCC) contains diverse groups and strains of algae and cyanobacteria. The HCC would benefit from replacing its current method of maintenance, subculturing, with cryopreservation. This project developed easy protocols for cryopreservation, and tested these protocols on six strains representative of the HCC. The cryopreservation protocol was also used to conduct a pilot study into the potential of cryopreserving juvenile Limulus polyphemus. Although no organisms were viable after freezing, this experiment was a valuable first step.

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Creator

• Shore, Katherine Ann

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 01D013M

Advisor

• Gibson, Daniel G.

Year

• 2001

Sponsor

• Marine Bioproducts Engineering Center -- University of Hawaii at Manoa

Date created

• 2001-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biology & Biotechnology

Rights statement

• In Copyright