1. Collection
Registered Number 3
Acronym NCIM
Full Name National Collection of Industrial Microorganisms
Institution National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR)
2. Correspondent
Correspondent D.V. Gokhale
Postal Address Dr. Homi Bhabha Road,Pune,Maharashtra,411 008
Country India
Telephone 1 (91) 20-25902670
Telephone 2 (91) 20-25902454
Fax 1 (91) 20-25902671
E-mail 1 ncim@ncl.res.in
Homepage http://www.ncl-india.org/ncim/
3. Status of the collection
Status Governmental
4. Sponsors and budget
Sponsor Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),New Delhi
5. Personnel
Director Swaminathan Sivaram
Curator Digambar Gokhale(Sientist In Charge)
Jayant Khire(Scientist)
Swapan Roychoudhuri(Technical Staff)
Sandhya Sudge(Technical Staff)
Shalaka Gaikaiwari(Technical Staff)
Shivani Chaudhari(Technical Staff)
Number of Staff Algology(1)
Bacteriology(2)
Mycology(2)
Others(2)
6. Main Subjects
Subjects Industrial microbiology
Applied microbiology
Biochemistry
General microbiology
Microbial culture preservation
Fermentation technology
Strain improvement
Enzyme technology
7. Preservation
Method and category of cultures Freeze-dry(Bacteria, Yeast & Fungi)
Subculturing(Algae, Bacteria, Yeast, Fungi)
Preservation under soil(Sporulating cultures)
Control of the culture Microscopic studies
Biochemical tests for amino acids, vitamin & antibiotic assay
Number of Strains Strain Name total country
Algae 15 0
Bacteria 1400 0
Fungi 950 0
Yeasts 600 0
Deposit Mainly to our collection
Mainly to collections in our country
ATCC
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 abroadNCIB(UK)
the collection abroadCMI(UK)
8. Availability of Cultures
Availability Free to Inhouse scientists
Exchange with Microbial Type Culture Collection, Chandigarh, India
Exchange with ATCC, USA
Fee for US$50/-per culture tube
9. Catalogue
10. Services
Services Patent deposits(Bacteria, Yeast, Fungi)
Storage services(Microbial strains)
Distribution(Authentic cultures)
Training Management of a culture collection
Culture and preservation methods
Consulation about Preservation
Propagation
Other Service Distribution of authentic cultures
Depository
Research & Development projects
Microbiological sample testing
11. Entry and Update Dates
Date of Entry 1981-10-16
Date of Reply 2008-10-22
12. Strains
bact fungi