UAMH - supporting fungal research for over 50 years

The University of Alberta Microfungus Collection and Herbarium (UAMH) is an internationally recognized fungal collection involved in collection, conservation, distribution, education and research on living fungi of medical, scientific, industrial and heritage importance. We encourage and invite you to submit your research isolates for deposit. more>> 

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    Tape sample

    Do I have Stachybotrys in my home? Click the link above for procedure to submit tape samples for testing for indoor molds.

    Conservation of orchids and their fungal partners - more>>


    2012 - Moratorium on NSERC Major Resources Support program placing Canadian research facilities in jeopardy - more>>
    Are you depositing a fungal sequence or using a fungus in your research?

    Ensure that your scientific work is reproducible by depositing the isolate in the UAMH, a member of the Registry of Biological Repositories

    Chromatogram

    Collection Highlights

    Read our 2012 Annual_Report or prior Reports

    Polycyclic hydrocarbon degrading organisms...
    Ammonia mushroom...
    Black meristematic fungi...
    Fungi associated with hibernating bats...
    Mountain pine beetle symbiotic fungi...
    Fungi from plant roots...
    Wood spalting fungi... 

    Genome sequences

    Grosmannia clavigera SLKW1407 = UAMH 11150...
    Baudoinia compniacensis UAMH 10762...
    Uncinocarpus reesii UAMH 1704...

    Recent cases of fungi affecting humans or animals Dermatitis in Australian bearded dragons...
    Dermatitis in leopard geckos...

    Read more about fungi associated with reptiles...

    Interested in wild mushrooms?