Cultivation Supply

Grow With Livespore

Premium gourmet & medicinal mushroom cultures, spawn, grow kits and myco bags – produced on Vancouver Island and backed by lab testing and a sterility guarantee.

Agar Slants – 30 mL

Stable, high-performance agar slants for building your own library or seeding new plates, liquid cultures or grain.

Gourmet & medicinal strains maintained under cold-lab conditions.
Lab-tested for sterility and clean, contaminant-free growth.
Ideal starting point for secure in-house genetics and long-term storage.
Made to order; prepared fresh before shipping.

Lead time: 5–10 business days from order to ship.

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Liquid Cultures – 10 mL

High-density, ready-to-inoculate liquid cultures for rapid expansion onto grain or bulk substrates.

Optimized media for vigorous, fast-colonizing mycelium.
Each batch test-grown in house to confirm performance.
Designed for clean transfers into grain, bags or blocks.
Produced to order and shipped cold-packed when needed.

Lead time: 5–14 business days from order to ship.

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Master Grain Spawn – 5 lb Bags

Sterile, vigorous master grain spawn prepared using clean, lab-tested cultures. Ideal for growers who want reliable, fast colonization and consistent results.

Prepared fresh to order using optimized, sterilized grain.
Each batch inoculated with lab-verified cultures for uniform performance.
Thoroughly inspected before shipping to ensure clean, even mycelium growth.
Perfect for expanding into bulk substrate or scaling up your grow operation.

Lead time: 5–14 business days after ordering.

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Fruiting Blocks – 10 lb Grow Kits

Fully colonized, ready-to-fruit substrate blocks made with clean, optimized recipes. Designed for high-yield, low-effort mushroom cultivation.

Constructed with premium, sterilized substrate for reliable fruiting.
Colonized using lab-tested gourmet & medicinal mushroom cultures.
Ideal for beginners or growers who want guaranteed results without complex setup.
Consistent performance and heavy flush potential.

Lead time: 5–14 business days to prepare and ship.

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Sterilized Grain Bags – Custom Bulk Orders

Need clean grain bags ready for inoculation? We prepare fully sterilized bags to order so you can focus on culture work and fruiting.

Custom volumes and grain recipes available on request.
Bagged, sealed and cooled under controlled lab conditions.
Every batch spot-tested for sterility and performance.
Perfect for growers scaling production without building a large lab.

Lead time depends on volume. Contact us with your volume & specifications for a custom quote and timeline.

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Myco Bags – Filter Patch Bags

High-quality, autoclavable filter patch bags for grain spawn and fruiting blocks.

Grain spawn bags for 5 lb grain – 0.3 µm filter patch.
Fruiting block bags sized for 10 lb fruiting blocks.
Bundles of 50, 100, and 500 bags available.
Consistent film thickness and reliable seals for repeatable results.

Availability: quantities up to 100 normally in stock. For 500+ bags, please contact us to confirm inventory or arrange a custom order.

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Culture Bank

The Livespore Culture Collection

Our research culture bank spans 8 categories — from premium edible and medicinal mushrooms to agricultural biocontrol, industrial biotechnology, plant tissue culture and food fermentation. Available strains are maintained by our Vancouver Island lab as fresh, lab-tested agar slants. Strains marked Out of Stock are in our acquisition catalog — request one below and we'll source it for you.

Edible Mushrooms 18 strains

Code	Species	Strain / Variety	Application	Status
GO-001	Pleurotus djamor	Pink Oyster	Edible, tropical cultivation	Available
GO-002	Pleurotus citrinopileatus	Yellow/Golden Oyster	Edible, fast-growing	Available
GO-003	Pleurotus ostreatus	King Blue Oyster	Edible, cold-tolerant	Available
GO-004	Pleurotus eryngii	King Trumpet	Premium edible mushroom	Available
GO-005	Pleurotus sp.	Blue Ocean	Edible variety	Available
GO-006	Pholiota adiposa	Chestnut Mushroom	Edible, wood-decay	Available
GO-007	Agrocybe aegerita	Pioppino	Edible, Mediterranean	Available
GO-008	Flammulina velutipes	Golden Enoki	Edible, cold-loving	Available
GO-009	Agrocybe aegerita	Pioppino (Maine)	Edible variety	Available
GO-010	Pleurotus eryngii	King Oyster	Premium edible	Available
GO-011	Pleurotus ostreatus	Blue Oyster	Edible, hardy strain	Available
GO-012	Grifola frondosa	Maitake	Edible & medicinal	Available
GO-013	Grifola frondosa	Maitake (wild clone)	Edible & medicinal	Available
GO-014	Auricularia sp.	Wood Ear	Edible, Asian cuisine	Available
GO-015	Trametes versicolor	Turkey Tail	Medicinal, biocontrol	Available
GO-016	Grifola frondosa	Maitake Hanamari	Premium edible	Available
GO-017	Lentinula edodes	Shiitake 5000	Edible, commercial	Available
GO-018	Lentinula edodes	WU-55-85 (warm weather)	Edible, heat-tolerant	In Transit

Medicinal Mushrooms 16 strains

Code	Species	Strain / Variety	Application	Status
ME-001	Ganoderma sp.	TF05	Medicinal, triterpenes	Available
ME-002	Ganoderma lucidum	strictosensu	Reishi, medicinal	Available
ME-003	Ganoderma lingzhi	Chinese Reishi	Traditional medicine	Available
ME-004	Ganoderma sinense	Black Reishi	Medicinal variety	Available
ME-005	Hericium erinaceus	Full Moon	Lion's Mane, neurotrophic	Available
ME-006	Hericium erinaceus	Fox Lake	Lion's Mane, wild isolate	Available
ME-007	Hericium erinaceus	Commercial strain	Lion's Mane, medicinal	Available
ME-008	Hericium erinaceus	Maine Cap	Lion's Mane variety	Available
ME-009	Hericium coralloides	Coral Tooth	Medicinal, rare species	Available
ME-010	Cordyceps militaris	CM-27	Cordycepin production	Available
ME-011	Cordyceps militaris	CM-44	Cordycepin production	Available
ME-012	Cordyceps militaris	CM-13P	Cordycepin production	Available
ME-013	Phellinus linteus	Meshima	Anticancer, immunomodulatory	Available
ME-014	Inonotus obliquus	Chaga	Anticancer, antioxidant	Available
ME-015	Wolfiporia cocos	Poria / Fu Ling	Traditional Chinese Medicine	Available
ME-016	Fomitopsis officinalis	Agarikon	Antiviral research	Available

Agricultural Biocontrol 12 strains

Code	Species	Application	Target Pests / Diseases	Status
AG-001	Trichoderma harzianum var. africanum	Soil biocontrol	Root diseases, soil pathogens	Available
AG-002	Trichoderma virens	Soil biocontrol	Fusarium, Pythium, Rhizoctonia	Available
AG-003	Trichoderma multipileum	Tropical biocontrol	Soil pathogens, tropical	Available
AG-004	Purpureocillium lilacinum	Nematode control	Root-knot nematodes	In Transit
AG-005	Beauveria bassiana	Entomopathogen	Palm weevil, 700+ insects	Out of Stock Request
AG-006	Metarhizium anisopliae	Entomopathogen	Palm weevil larvae	Out of Stock Request
AG-007	Cordyceps fumosorosea	Entomopathogen	Whiteflies, thrips	Out of Stock Request
AG-008	Pochonia chlamydosporia	Nematode control	Cyst nematodes	Out of Stock Request
AG-009	Clonostachys rosea	Mycoparasite	Botrytis, Fusarium	Out of Stock Request
AG-010	Cladosporium cladosporioides H39	Hyperparasite	Apple scab	Out of Stock Request
AG-011	Akanthomyces muscarius	Entomopathogen	Greenhouse IPM — whitefly, mites	Out of Stock Request
AG-012	Metarhizium brunneum	Entomopathogen	Root & vine weevil (Met52-type)	Out of Stock Request

Biotechnology & Industrial 6 strains

Code	Species	Application	Research Focus	Status
WOW-001	Serendipita indica M12-50	Root endophyte	Drought tolerance, plant growth	In Transit
WOW-002	Phanerochaete chrysosporium	Bioremediation	White-rot, pollutant degradation	In Transit
WOW-003	Trichoderma reesei	Industrial enzyme	Cellulase, biofuel	In Transit
WOW-004	Aspergillus niger	Industrial fermentation	Citric acid, enzymes	In Transit
WOW-005	Yarrowia lipolytica	Bioprocessing	Biodiesel from waste oil	In Transit
WOW-006	Pestalotiopsis microspora	Bioremediation	Plastic degradation	Available

Exotic & Specialty 8 strains

Code	Species	Strain / Variety	Application	Status
EX-004	Panellus stipticus	Bioluminescent Oyster	Bioluminescent research strain	Available
EX-005	Polyporus umbellatus	Umbrella Polypore	Medicinal edible	Available
EX-006	Pleurotus tuber-regium	King Tuber Oyster	Edible, African species	Available
EX-007	Lignosus rhinocerus	Tiger's Milk Mushroom	Edible, medicinal polypore	Out of Stock Request
EX-008	Chlorociboria aeruginosa	Blue Elf Cup	Blue-green wood stain, art & research	Available
EX-009	Pestalotiopsis microspora	Plastic-degrading	Polyurethane degradation research	Available
EX-010	Rhizopus oligosporus	Tempeh Starter	Traditional fermentation	Available
EX-011	Stropharia rugosoannulata	Wine Cap / King Stropharia	Garden giant, edible	Available

Morels & Truffles 9 strains

Code	Species	Common Name	Application	Status
MOREL-001	Morchella importuna	Black Morel	Edible, cold-hardy	Out of Stock Request
MOREL-002	Morchella rufobrunnea	Blushing Morel	Edible, adaptable	Out of Stock Request
MOREL-003	Morchella sextelata	Cold-Climate Black Morel	Extreme cold tolerance	Out of Stock Request
MOREL-004	Morchella eximia	Burn Morel	Edible, disturbance-adapted	Out of Stock Request
MOREL-005	Morchella elata	Black Morel (classic)	Edible, classic European genetics	Out of Stock Request
MOREL-006	Morchella angusticeps	Narrow-Cap Black Morel	Edible, narrow-cap morphology	Out of Stock Request
MOREL-007	Morchella exuberans	—	Edible, genetic diversity	Out of Stock Request
TRUFFLE-001	Tuber melanosporum	Périgord Black Truffle	Premium edible, mycorrhizal	Out of Stock Request
TRUFFLE-002	Tuber magnatum	Alba White Truffle	Highest value edible	Out of Stock Request

Plant Tissue Culture & Biotech 5 strains

Code	Species	Strain / Type	Application	Status
TC-001	Agrobacterium tumefaciens	GV3101	Plant transformation & gene editing	Out of Stock Request
TC-002	Rhizobium rhizogenes	ATCC 15834	Hairy root culture — secondary metabolites	Out of Stock Request
TC-003	Bacillus subtilis	PGPR	Plantlet hardening & acclimatization	Out of Stock Request
TC-004	Pseudomonas fluorescens	PGPR / biocontrol	Siderophore producer, pathogen suppression	Out of Stock Request
TC-005	Rhizobium leguminosarum	Nitrogen fixer	Legume crops — chickpea, lentil, soybean	Out of Stock Request

Food & Fermentation 9 strains

Code	Species	Type	Application	Status
FF-001	Aspergillus oryzae	Koji mold	Miso, sake, soy sauce, amazake, shio koji	Out of Stock Request
FF-002	Aspergillus sojae	Fermentation mold	Soy sauce fermentation	Out of Stock Request
FF-003	Aspergillus tamarii	Fermentation mold	Tamari — wheat-free soy sauce	Out of Stock Request
FF-004	Rhizomucor miehei	Microbial rennet	Vegetarian / halal cheese coagulant	Out of Stock Request
FF-005	Cryphonectria parasitica	Microbial coagulant	Rennet research (chestnut blight)	Out of Stock Request
FF-006	Geotrichum candidum	Cheese rind culture	White rind — Camembert, Saint-Marcellin	Out of Stock Request
FF-007	Penicillium roqueforti	Blue cheese culture	Blue cheese ripening	Out of Stock Request
FF-008	Penicillium candidum	White mold culture	White rind — Brie, Camembert	Out of Stock Request
FF-009	Ustilago maydis	Corn smut	Huitlacoche specialty delicacy	Out of Stock Request

Already know the culture you need? Jump to the request form — or contact the lab for research partnerships and bulk inquiries.

Sterility, Performance & Replacement Guarantee

All Livespore cultures, spawn and grow kits are produced in a controlled lab environment on Vancouver Island and test-grown to confirm performance. We guarantee that your live products leave the lab healthy, viable and contaminant-free to the best of our testing ability.

If your order arrives damaged or clearly contaminated on arrival, we’ll work with you to arrange a replacement or credit. Our goal is simple: give you a reliable starting point so you can focus on growing.

Made to Order, Never Warehouse-Stale

Live cultures and spawn are prepared after you order. Typical lead times range from 5–14 business days depending on the product.

We don’t ship old inventory; each batch receives a final visual inspection before leaving the lab. For special strains or larger projects, contact us to coordinate scheduling.