1. Collection
Registered Number 134
Acronym NCWRF
Full Name National Collection of Wood Rotting Fungi
Institution CABI Bioscience
2. Correspondent
Correspondent Assoc.Prof. David Smith
Postal Address Bakeham Lane,Egham,Surrey,TW20 9TY
Country U.K.
Telephone 1 (44) 1491-829000
Fax 1 (44) 1491-829100
E-mail 1 dsmith@cabi.org
Homepage http://www.cabi.org/
3. Status of the collection
Status Intergovernmental :42countries
4. Sponsors and budget
Sponsor CABI
5. Personnel
Director Assoc.Prof. David Smith
Curator Assoc. Prof. Matthew J. Ryan (Fungal culture preservation)
Number of Staff Mycology (3)
Bacteriology (1)
Assistants (4)
Biochemist/molecular biology (2)
Total (10)
6. Main Subjects
Subjects Agriculture
Ecology
Applied microbiology
Culture and preservation methods
Environmental protection
Freeze drying
General microbiology
Industrial microbiology
Systematics and taxonomy
Mycology
Biopesticides
Biodiversity
7. Preservation
Method and category of cultures Liquid N2(Fungi; Bacteria; Nematodes)
Freeze-dry(Fungi; Bacteria)
Silica gel(Fungi)
Mineral Oil(Fungi)
Control of the culture Morphology
Some biochemical
Some molecular
Source(s) of strains for people in this country: isolated by or introduced from Isolation by ourselves
Personally from the scientists in our country
From the collections in our country
From the research institutions in our country
the collection abroadATCC(USA)
the collection abroadDSMZ(Germany)
the collection abroadCBS(Netherlands)
Number of Strains until now Type Holding strains
(total number)/(number from your country)
new species
(total number)/(number from your country)
Fungi 550 0
Number of strains in 2012 Type Holding strains
(total number)/(number from your country)
new species
(total number)/(number from your country)
Microbes distributed
(total number)/(in your country)
Fungi
8. Availability of Cultures
Availability Exchange with Most recognized collection
Fee for See website
9. Catalogue
10. Services
Services Patent deposits(Fungi; Bacteria; Nematodes)
Storage services(Wood-rotting macrofungi)
Distribution(On request and payment of appropriate fee)
Identification(Fungi(Wood-rotting macro-fungi))
Training Management of a culture collection
Culture and preservation methods
Quality control
Systematics
Identification
Consulation about Patent deposits
Preservation
Propagation
Shipment regulations
Mycology
Agriculture
Biopesticides
Ecology
Biodiversity
Other Service Challenge testing
Bioaudits
Information provision
11. Entry and Update Dates
Date of Entry 1981-10-26
Date of Reply 2006-07-13
12. Strains
Fungi