| Country |  Australia |
| Collection Name | Australian Antarctic Division Culture Collection |
| Collection Acronym | AAD |
| Lead Agency | Australian Federal Government, Department of the Environment and Heritage |
| Director or Lead Scientist | Dr Martin Riddle |
| Principal Curator | Dr Andrew Davidson |
| Postal Address | Channel Highway, Kingston Tasmania, Australia, 7050 |
| Street Address | Channel Highway, Kingston Tasmania, Australia, 7050 |
| Contact - email | andrew.davidson@aad.gov.au |
| Contact - phone | (+61) 3 6232 3444 |
| Contact - fax | (+61) 3 6232 3158 |
| Website | http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=3380 |
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| Number of strains | 47 strains, 15 species, 8 genera |
| Production technologies | |
| Cryopreservation | Research scale, no strains regularly maintained |
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| Price of cultures | Cost recovery for housing and transporting cultures, apply by special request |
| Main focus | Collection of marine microalgae, predominantly Phaeocystis for use in autecological studies of important Antarctic species, particularly those with a key impact or sensitivity to climate related processes. Long term curation of strains is not a key objective but the Australian Antarctic Division is well placed to conduct polar microalgal research through its frequent access to Antarctic and Southern Ocean waters. |
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| Country | Australia |
| Collection Name | Australian Water Quality Centre |
| Collection Acronym | AWQC |
| Lead Agency | South Australian Water Corporation (SA Water). |
| Director or Lead Scientist | Dr Peter Baker |
| Principal Curator | Ms Caroline Fazekas |
| Postal Address | PMB 3 Salisbury South Australia, Australia 5108 |
| Street Address | Hodgsons Road, Bolivar South Australia 5110 |
| Contact - email | Caroline.Fazekas@sawater.com.au; peter.baker@sawater.com.au |
| Contact - phone | Phone: (08) 82590238 |
| Contact - fax | FAX: (08) 82590228 |
| Website | http://www.awqc.com.au/ |
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| Number of strains | 253 strains, 26 species, 8 genera |
| Production technologies | |
| Cryopreservation | No |
| Catalogue computerized URL | No |
| Price of cultures | Generally not available, apply by special request |
| Main focus | Collection of mainly freshwater cyanobacteria, including toxic species which are used in a wide variety of AWQC/CRC research projects to determine cause and solution of water quality problems in source waters and genetic investigations of cyanobacteria species . Some species in the collection are also used for the commercial production of reference standards. |
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| Country | Australia |
| Collection Name | Australian National Algae Culture Collection |
| Collection Acronym | CCLM |
| Lead Agency | CSIRO |
| Director or Lead Scientist | Dr Susan Blackburn |
| Principal Curator | Mr Ian Jameson |
| Postal Address | GPO Box 1532, Hobart Tasmania, Australia, 7001 |
| Street Address | Castray Esplanade, Hobart Tasmania, Australia, 7000 |
| Contact - email | susan.blackburn@csiro.au; ian.jameson@csiro.au |
| Contact - phone | (+61) 3 6232 5222 |
| Contact - fax | (+61) 3 6232 5471 |
| Website | http://www.marine.csiro.au/microalgae/ |
| WDCM number | WDCM532 |
| WDCM web link | http://www.wfcc.info/ccinfo/index.php/collection/by_id/532 |
| Number of strains | 875 strains, 326 species, 173genera |
| Production technologies | Petri plates to 50L photobioreactors |
| Cryopreservation | Research scale, no strains regularly maintained |
| Catalogue computerized URL | http://www.marine.csiro.au/algaedb//FMPro?-db=CMARC%20Database.fp5&-lay=Everything&-format=search.htm&-view |
| Price of cultures | A$ 100-150 |
| Main focus | Collection of most marine microalgae classes and some freshwater toxic cyanobacteria representing Australia's biodiversity from tropical to Antarctic waters and east to west coasts of Australia. Fundamental research in microalgal physiology and autecology, including population biology, importance of harmful algal bloom species, particularly toxin producers, aquaculture nutrition, biogeochemical processes, molecular genetic characterisation and processes, bioproduct discovery, taxonomy. |
| Update date | Oct 20101 |
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| Country | Australia |
| Collection Name | CSIRO Centre for Environmental Contaminants Research Culture Collection |
| Collection Acronym | CECR |
| Lead Agency | CSIRO |
| Director or Lead Scientist | Dr Jennifer Stauber |
| Principal Curator | Ms Monique Binet |
| Postal Address | CSIRO Centre for Environmental Contaminants Research, PMB 7, Bangor, NSW, Australia, 2233 |
| Street Address | CSIRO Centre for Environmental Contaminants Research, Lucas Heights Science & Technology Centre, New Illawarra Rd, Lucas Heights, NSW, Australia, 2234 |
| Contact - email | Monique.binet@csiro.au |
| Contact - phone | (+61) 2 9710 6812 |
| Contact - fax | (+61) 2 9710 6837 |
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| Number of strains | 46 strains, 32 species, 28 genera |
| Production technologies | |
| Cryopreservation | No |
| Catalogue computerized URL | No |
| Price of cultures | Generally not available, apply by special request |
| Main focus | Marine and freshwater species, most strains are duplicates of CCLM or other Collections, but with some novel Chlorophyceae strains from Papua New Guinea |
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| Country | Australia |
| Collection Name | University of Tasmania Harmful Algae Culture Collection |
| Collection Acronym | UTHACC |
| Lead Agency | University of Tasmania |
| Director or Lead Scientist | Dr. Gustaaf Hallegraeff |
| Principal Curator | Ms Helen Bond |
| Postal Address | School of Plant Science, GPO Box 252-55, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7001 |
| Street Address | School of Plant Science, College Road Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia, 7005 |
| Contact - email | Hallegraeff@utas.edu.au |
| Contact - phone | (+61) 3 6226 2603 |
| Contact - fax | (+61) 3 6226 2698 |
| Website | http://www.utas.edu.au/docs/plant_science/hab/index.htm |
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| Cryopreservation | No |
| Catalogue computerized URL | No |
| Price of cultures | Generally not available, apply by special request |
| Main focus | The culture collection is comprised primarily of toxic Australian marine Dinoflagellate and Raphidophyte species used in research to determine whether blooms are occurring in response to unusual climate conditions, coastal eutrophication or through anthropogenic introductions, e.g. via ship's ballast water. Research is also conducted on phytoplankton taxonomy and causative processes of toxin production. Long term curation of strains is not a goal of the collection. |
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| Country |  China |
| Collection Name | Freshwater Algae Culture Collection of the Institute of Hydrobiology |
| Collection Acronym | FACHB-Collection |
| Lead Agency | Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Director or Lead Scientist | Dr Lirong Song |
| Principal Curator | |
| Postal Address | Donghu Nanlu No. 7, Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Street Address | Donghu Nanlu No. 7, Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Contact - email | fachb@ihb.ac.cn; lrsong@ihb.ac.cn |
| Contact - phone | 86-27-68780806 86-27-68780037 |
| Contact - fax | 86-27-68780806 |
| Website | http://english.ihb.cas.cn/ |
| WDCM number | WDCM873 |
| WDCM web link | http://www.wfcc.info/ccinfo/index.php/collection/by_id/873 |
| Number of strains | 988 strains, 235 species, 94 genera |
| Production technologies | Mass culturing Microcystis aeruginosa (patented), Haematococcus pluvialis |
| Cryopreservation | Researching for a more efficient method (a subject sponsored by CAS) |
| Catalogue
computerized URL (in Chinese) |
http://algae.ihb.ac.cn/ProDuctAll.asp |
| Price of cultures | Fee for standard price for academic use $15.00 |
| Main focus | 1.
Culture and preservation methodssp; 2. Cyanobacteria bloom dynamics & toxin production/ characterization 3. Systematics and taxonomy 4. Microalgal physiology |
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| Country |  Japan |
| Collection Name | Culture collection of Akashiwo Research Institute of Kagawa Prefecture |
| Collection Acronym | KAGAWA |
| Lead Agency | Akashiwo Research Institute of Kagawa Prefecture |
| Director or Lead Scientist | Dr Sadaaki Yoshimatsu |
| Principal Curator | Dr Sadaaki Yoshimatsu |
| Postal Address | Yashima-higashi-machi, Takamatsu, Kagawa, 761-0111 Japan |
| Street Address | Yashima-higashi-machi, Takamatsu, Kagawa, 761-0111 Japan |
| Contact - email | pe6304@pref.kagawa.lg.jp |
| Contact - phone | (+81) 87 843 6511 |
| Contact - fax | (+81) 87 841 8133 |
| Website (in Japanese) | http://www.pref.kagawa.jp/suisanshiken/ |
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| Number of strains | 138 strains, 845 species, 37 genera |
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| Price of cultures | Generally not available, apply by special request |
| Main focus | Marine species,most strains are harmful and toxic microalgae from the Seto Inland Sea,Japan, especially Dinophyceae and Rhaphidophyceae. |
| Update date | Sep 2011 |
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| Country | Japan |
| Collection Name | Kobe University Macroalgal Culture Collection |
| Collection Acronym | KU-MACC |
| Lead Agency | Kobe University |
| Director or Lead Scientist | Prof. Hiroshi Kawai |
| Principal Curator | Dr Takahiro Yamagishi |
| Postal Address | Kobe University Research Center for Inland Seas, Nadaku, Rokkodai, Kobe 657-8501, Japan |
| Street Address | Kobe University Research Center for Inland Seas, Nadaku, Rokkodai, Kobe 657-8501, Japan |
| Contact - email | kumacc@kobe-u.ac.jp |
| Contact - phone | (+81)78 803 5781 |
| Contact - fax | (+81)78 803 5781 |
| Website | http://www.research.kobe-u.ac.jp/rcis-ku-macc/E.index.html |
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| Number of strains | 95
genera, 161 species, 338 strains Phaeophyceae:Genus(45) Species(71) Strain(135) Rhodophyceae:Genus(42) Species(63) Strain(152) Chlorophyceae:Genus(7) Species(26) Strain(50) Schizocladiophyceae:Genus(1) Species(1) Strain(1) |
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| Cryopreservation | Research scale |
| Catalogue computerized URL | http://www.research.kobe-u.ac.jp/rcis-ku-macc/E.index.html |
| Price of cultures | JPY3,000 |
| Main focus | Marine macroalgae. Large part of the strains are from Japanese coast, but also contains strains established by Prof. Dieter Mueller (Germany). |
| Update date | Aug 2011 |
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| Country | Japan |
| Collection Name | Microalgae Collection at National Research Institute of Aquaculture as Food Organisms for Aquaculture Animals |
| Collection Acronym | NRIA |
| Lead Agency | FRA (Fisheries Research Agency) |
| Director or Lead Scientist | Dr. Masanori Okauchi |
| Principal Curator | Dr. Masanori Okauchi |
| Postal Address | National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Fisheries Research Agency ,Minamiise 422-1, Watarai-gun, Mie 516-0193, Japan |
| Street Address | National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Fisheries Research Agency ,Minamiise 422-1, Watarai-gun, Mie 516-0193, Japan |
| Contact - email | gb-fra@ml.affrc.go.jp |
| Contact - phone | (+81)599-66-1830 |
| Contact - fax | (+81)599-66-1962 |
| Website (in Japanese) | http://nria.fra.affrc.go.jp/bank/index.html | (in Japanese)
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| Number of strains | 18 strains, 18 species (include “sp.”), 11 genera |
| Production technologies | 100mL Erlenmeyer Flasks with 60mL medium |
| Cryopreservation | Research scale |
| Catalogue
computerized URL (in Japanese) |
http://nria.fra.affrc.go.jp/bank/index.html |
| Price of cultures | JPY6700 (Generally not available, apply by special requests from Japanese aquaculture scientists) |
| Main focus | Marine species microalgae useful as food organisms for zoo-plankton and aquaculture animals, especially unicellular strains of diatoms, Prasinophyceae, Haptophyceae, Eustigmatophyceae, ets. Almost all strains were collected from Japanese costal sea.n. |
| Update date | Sep 2011 |
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| Country | Japan |
| Collection Name | Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies |
| Collection Acronym | NIES |
| Lead Agency | National Institute for Environmental Studies |
| Director or Lead Scientist | Dr Fumie Kasai |
| Principal Curator | Dr Masanobu Kawachi Dr Mayumi Erata |
| Postal Address | Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2, Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan |
| Street Address | Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2, Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan |
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| Contact - phone | (+81)-29-850-2556 |
| Contact - fax | (+81)-29-850-2587 |
| Website | http://mcc.nies.go.jp |
| WDCM number | WDCM591 |
| WDCM web link | http://www.wfcc.info/ccinfo/index.php/collection/by_id/591 |
| Number of strains | 2331 strains, 719 species, 348 genera |
| Production technologies | 10 mL test tubes |
| Cryopreservation | 444 Cyanophyta, 149 Rhodophyta, 151 Chlorophyta strains |
| Catalogue computerized URL | http://mcc.nies.go.jp/top.do?forwardType=2 |
| Catalogue computerized URL(PDF) | http://mcc.nies.go.jp/download/list_all.pdf |
| Price of cultures | JPY 6,000 for research, JPY 10,000 for commercial purposes, with 5% commercial tax and tranportation fee; no charge for educationnal purposes |
| Main focus | Microalgae, protozoa
and endangered algae. NIES-Collecion maintains; 1) Environmentally significant species, e.g. more than 300 Microcystis and 183 Anabaena strains mostly isolated from ponds and lakes all over Japan. 2) Ecologically significant picoplanktonic species such as Prochlorococcus marinus and Micromonas pusilla. 3) Eendangered species such as freshwater rhodopytes (254 strains), and Charales (54 strains) 4) Evolutionarily important species, such as Mesostigma viride, and colorless protists 5) Model organisms for basic research, such as Thermosynechococcus elongatus and Cyanidioschyzon merolae |
| Update date | Aug 2011 |
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| Country |  Korea |
| Collection Name | Korean Collection for Type Cultures |
| Collection Acronym | KCTC |
| Lead Agency | Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) |
| Director or Lead Scientist | Dr. Hee-Mock Oh |
| Principal Curator | Dr. Hee-Mock Oh |
| Postal Address | PO Box 115, Yuseong, Daejeon 305-600, Republic of Korea |
| Street Address | 52 Eoeun-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea |
| Contact - email | heemock@kribb.re.kr |
| Contact - phone | (+82) 42 860 4321 |
| Contact - fax | (+82) 42 860 4594 |
| Website | http://kctc.kribb.re.kr/English/index.aspx |
| WDCM number | WDCM597 |
| WDCM web link | http://www.wfcc.info/ccinfo/index.php/collection/by_id/597 |
| Number of strains | 110 strains, 44 species, 16 genera |
| Production technologies | Petri plates to 100-L photobioreactors |
| Cryopreservation | Research scale |
| Catalogue computerized URL | http://kctc.kribb.re.kr/English/catalo_search.aspx?Category=ALL |
| Price of cultures | 20,000 Won (US $ 20) |
| Main focus | Collection of diverse micoralgae from Korean freshwaters. Fundamental research in microalgal ecology and toxicology. |
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| Country | Korea |
| Collection Name | Korea Plankton Culture Collection for Industrialization |
| Collection Acronym | KPCCI |
| Lead Agency | partially by Korea Science and Engineering Foundation |
| Director or Lead Scientist | Dr. Mi-Kyung Kim |
| Principal Curator | Ms. Sun-Mi June |
| Postal Address | Marine Science Research Center, Yeungnam University, 214-1 Daedong Gyeungsan, #712-749 South Korea |
| Street Address | Marine Science Research Center, Yeungnam University, 214-1 Daedong Gyeungsan, #712-749 South Korea |
| Contact - email | mkkim@yumail.ac.kr or msi@yu.ac.kr |
| Contact - phone | (+82) 53 810 3863 |
| Contact - fax | (+82) 53 813 3083 |
| Website | http://yu.ac.kr/~msi |
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| Number of strains | 216 strains, 129 species, 78 genera |
| Production technologies | 100-ml flask to 20-L carboy bottle |
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| Price of cultures | 10 US$/23 ml ~ 160 US$/10 L |
| Main focus | Collection and international hub of marine and freshwater phytoplankton and zooplankton having industrial potential for functional foods, feed stuff, environment- and bio-materials. Strains isolated from Korean waters with some inclusion of foreign strains. |
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| Country |  Malaysia |
| Collection Name | University of Malaya Algae Culture Collection |
| Collection Acronym | UMACC |
| Lead Agency | University of Malaya |
| Director or Lead Scientist | Prof. Dr. Phang Siew Moi |
| Principal Curator | Prof. Dr. Phang Siew Moi & Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chu Wan Loy |
| Postal Address | Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya |
| Street Address | 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Contact - email | phang@um.edu.my; wanloy_chu@imu.edu.my |
| Contact - phone | 603 - 7967 4610 |
| Contact - fax | 603 - 7967 4699 |
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| Number of strains | 200 strains, 100 species, 50 genera |
| Production technologies | Petri plates & flask culture |
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| Price of cultures | RM 200 (A$ 80 ) |
| Main focus | The microalgae were isolated from diverse habitats in Malaysia, ranging from freshwater, estuarine to marine habitats. The collection supports research on: (i) Bioremediation and production of useful algal biomass; (ii) Bioindicators of heavy metal pollution; (iii) Environmental stress physiology; (iv) Phylogenetics of selected algae; (v) Bioprospecting |
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| Country |  New
Zealand |
| Collection Name | Cawthron Institute Culture Collection of Micro-algae |
| Collection Acronym | CICCM |
| Lead Agency | Aquaculture and Biotechnologies Group, Cawthron Institute |
| Director or Lead Scientist | Dr Lesley Rhodes |
| Principal Curator | Ms Krystyna Ponikla |
| Postal Address | Private Bag 2, Nelson, New Zealand |
| Street Address | 98 Halifax St East, Nelson, New Zealand |
| Contact - email | lesley.rhodes@cawthron.org.nz; krystyna.ponikla@cawthron.org.nz |
| Contact - phone | Phone: (0064) (03) 548-2319 |
| Contact - fax | Fax: (0064) (03) 546-9464 |
| Website | http://cultures.cawthron.org.nz/ |
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| Number of strains | approx. ~400 strains, ~100 species, >40 genera |
| Production technologies | |
| Cryopreservation | Many cultures are cryopreserved and may take some weeks before ready to supply |
| Catalogue computerized URL | http://cultures.cawthron.org.nz/ciccm/ |
| Price of cultures | Price available on request; there may be occasional restrictions on availability. |
| Main focus | Marine micro-algae species and freshwater cyanobacteria producing toxins and / or bioactive compounds. These strains are used for research purposes and the production of certified reference standards for a range of chemical compounds. |
| Update date | Aug 2011 |
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| Country |  Thailand |
| Collection Name | TISTR Algal Culture Collection |
| Collection Acronym | TISTR |
| Lead Agency | Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research |
| Director or Lead Scientist | Dr. Aparat Mahakhant |
| Principal Curator | Dr. Aparat Mahakhant |
| Postal Address | TISTR Algal Culture Collection, Bioscience Department 35 Mu 3 Techno Polis, Khlong 5, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120 Thailand |
| Street Address | TISTR Algal Culture Collection, Bioscience Department 35 Mu 3 Techno Polis, Khlong 5, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120 Thailand |
| Contact - email | aparat@tistr.or.th |
| Contact - phone | (+662) 577-9030 |
| Contact - fax | (+662) 577-9031 |
| Website | http://www.tistr.or.th/mircen |
| WDCM number | WDCM383 |
| WDCM web link | http://www.wfcc.info/ccinfo/index.php/collection/by_id/383 |
| Number of strains | 907 strains 65 genera |
| Production technologies | Mostly 10 mL test tubes |
| Cryopreservation | 300 strains in -85oC freezer |
| Catalogue computerized URL | |
| Price of cultures | Baht 4,000 + 7 % Vat. |
| Main focus | Freshwater algae and cyanobacteria with potential application in agriculture, industry, energy and environment. Almost all strains were isolated from ecosystems of Thailand |
| Update date | Nov 2010 |
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| Country |  Vietnam |
| Collection Name | Research Culture Collection of Institute of Biotechnology (VAST), Vietnam |
| Collection Acronym | IBTRCC |
| Lead Agency | Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology |
| Director or Lead Scientist | Dr Dang Diem Hong |
| Principal Curator | Ms Ngo Hoai Thu, Mr Hoang Sy Nam |
| Postal Address | Institute of Biotechnology, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet - Cau Giay - Hanoi- Vietnam |
| Street Address | Algal Biotechnology Dept., Insitutute of Biotechnology, Vietnamese Academy of Scince and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi. Vietnam |
| Contact - email | ddhong@hn.vnn.vn |
| Contact - phone | (+84) 4 7911 059 |
| Contact - fax | (+84) 4 8363 144 |
| Website | http://www.ibt.ac.vn/en/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=69 |
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| Number of strains | 177 strains, 81 species, 32 genera |
| Production technologies | Petri plates, tubes to 1L photobioreactors |
| Cryopreservation | 40% of total strain maintained -800C, some in research scale |
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| Price of cultures | Generally not available, apply by special request |
| Main focus | Collection including fresh and marine microalgae, cyanobacteria and macroalgae isolated from soil, fresh water and marine water in Viet Nam. Fundamental research in microalgal physiology such as the structure and function of photosynthetic apparatus or structure and function of the microalgal population in different ecosystems, especially in the freshwater waterbodies; biology and cultural engineering of micro- and macro- algae; technologies for wastewater treament; biodiversity of algae in the molecular levels, molecular genetic characterisation and process, molecular marker for studying harmful and toxic microalgal diversity, extraction of natural bioactive products such as polyunsaturated fatty acid as DHA, EPA, DPA, antivirus, antiinflamatory... for medicine and using algae for medicine and aquaculture. |
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| Country | Vietnam |
| Collection Name | Vietnam National University - Hanoi, Algal Culture Collection (VACC) |
| Collection Acronym | VACC |
| Lead Agency | Vietnam National University |
| Director or Lead Scientist | Prof. Dr Sc. DUONG DUC TIEN; Dr. NGUYEN THI HOAI HA |
| Principal Curator | Mr. TRAN HAI LINH |
| Postal Address | Center of Biotechnology, Vietnam National University - Hanoi. |
| Street Address | Building E2, 144 Xuan Thuy Road, Cau Giay District, Hanoi, Vietnam. |
| Contact - email | hoaiha@vnu.edu.vn; linhth@vnu.edu.vn |
| Contact - phone | + 84-4 7547488 |
| Contact - fax | + 84-4 7547407 |
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| Number of strains | 220 strains, 110 species, 60 genera |
| Production technologies | |
| Cryopreservation | Research scale, no strains regularly maintained |
| Catalogue computerized URL | First edition will be in 2010s |
| Price of cultures | A$ 100-150 |
| Main focus | Main focus is on the tropical biodiversity of Vietnam fresh water and marine microalgae. A 5 year program between 2005 to 2010 is using morphological and molecular techniques to classify a set target of 620 strains which will then be maintained at VACC. Research applications of the Collection include the use of microalgae as indicators of enviromental stress and utilization in aquaculture and agriculture. |
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