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The AU Symbiodinium Culture Collection (AU-SCC) was formally established in the Fall of 2004. The collection represents one of the largest repositories of symbiotic dinoflagellates (and some free-living specimens) in the world. Samples are provided to the scientific community upon request at no charge (once permission is granted from the original isolator). AU faculty, US scientists and international research groups have been provided with cultures since the collection's inception. Along with S.R. Santos, the following people were responsible for isolating many of the cultures in the collection and continue to contribute materials to it:
Dr. Mary Alice Coffroth (State University of New York at Buffalo)
Dr. Michio Hidaka (University of the Ryukyus)
Dr. Robert A. Kinzie III (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
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How do I request cultures? First, identify specific isolate(s) by searching the database (link above). Next, email the original isolator(s) (links above) for permission to acquire the culture(s). Once The Santos Lab receives confirmation from the original isolator(s), culture(s) are typically packaged and shipped within 4-6 weeks. Cultures are shipped via US Postal Service (USPS) unless alternative arrangements are made. Cultures are maintained in f/2 medium (recipe) at 25C, but have been successfully grown in other media and varying temperatures. NOTE: These Symbiodinium cultures are not axenic (i.e., they contain bacteria), which may prove problematic for certain types of experiments. Additionally, these cultures are not to be utilized in any experiments that could potentially result in their reintroduction into a marine and/or coral reef ecosystem.
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