menu MicroGEM's Culture Collection Extreme Scientific Expeditions Our story begins under challenging conditions – in the extreme environments of Antarctica where temperatures range from -40°C – 105°C. In expeditions over a twenty-year period, a team of scientists collected thousands of cultures, many containing organisms that thrive in extreme environments. This culture collection of more than 2000 extremophiles ranges from psychrophilic fungi to hyperthermophilic archaea. Discovery from the Heights of Mt. Erebus From Exploration to Proven Science to Collaboration Today we continue to characterize enzyme activity from thousands of fungal, bacterial and archaeal isolates. Partner with us to explore our culture collection. Consider how this extreme collection of extremophiles may hold the answer to your enzyme needs. Contact us David Saul, PhD: MicroGEM scientist, explorer, founder, Circa 2002 One discovery – a unique, thermostable proteinase produced by an extremophile growing in a hydrothermal vent high on the slopes of an active Antarctic volcano – led to the establishment of our company in New Zealand. Our prepGEM proteinase functions at temperatures tailored to nucleic acid extraction, being inactive at low temperatures, turning on at 75°C and irreversibly denaturing at 95°C. High temperatures mean the enzyme works without detergents or denaturants, using only heat to lyse cells and breakdown nucleoproteins and nucleases to effortlessly extract nucleic acid ready for use. prepGEM is at the heart of our reagent kits. It produces high-quality STR, PCR and qPCR-ready nucleic acid from sample types ranging from tissue, cell culture, insect and sperm to bacteria, plant, fungi and other sample types. That’s temperature-driven nucleic acid extraction. No detergents or denaturants. No transfer steps. No loss of DNA or RNA. Decreased plastic and hazardous waste. Decreased technician time. Decreased contamination. High yields. High speed. High sample integrity. David Saul describes his Antarctica adventures, as well as recent advances in extracting DNA from bacteria for NGS, at this BioTechniques on-demand webinar. MicroGEM's Culture Collection Shop by Sample Type Bacteria Plant Cell Culture Sperm RNA Blood Forensic Life Sciences Tissue Forensic Life Sciences Saliva Forensic Life Sciences Instruments and Accessories Home Privacy Policy Shipping Policy Terms & Conditions of Sale Patent Information © 2021. MicroGEM International PLC info[at]microgembio.com Site by Geisler Young Stay connected Sign up for product updates and news from MicroGEM Sign Up