1. Collection
Registered Number 308
Acronym MUCL
Full Name Mycotheque de l'Universite catholique de Louvain
Institution Université catholique de Louvain, Earth and Life Institute, Microbiology, Mycology
2. Correspondent
Correspondent Prof. Stephan Declerck
Postal Address Croix du Sud 2 bte L7.05.06,Louvain-la-Neuve,Brabant Wallon,B-1348
Country Belgium
Telephone 1 (32) 10-473742
Fax 1 (32) 10-451501
E-mail 1 stephan.declerck@uclouvain.be
Homepage http://www.belspo.be/bccm
3. Status of the collection
Status University
4. Sponsors and budget
Sponsor Belgian Science Policy Office (SPPS) European Commission (CEC)
5. Personnel
Director Prof. Stephan Declerck
E-Mail:stephan.declerck@uclouvain.be
Curator Dr. Cony Decock (Mycology (fungi))
E-mail:cony.decock@uclouvain.be
Dr. Heide Marie Daniel (Mycology (yeast))
E-mail:heide-marie.daniel@uclouvain.be
Dr. Sylvie Cranenbrouck (Mycology (AMF))
E-mail:sylvie.cranenbrouck@uclouvain.be
Number of Staff Mycology (8)
Computer specialist (1)
Total (9)
6. Main Subjects
Subjects Agriculture
Applied microbiology
Culture and preservation methods
Fermentation
Food science
Freeze drying
Industrial microbiology
Molecular biology
Plant pathology
Systematics and taxonomy
Forest microbiology
Biodeterioration
biodiversity
7. Preservation
Method and category of cultures Freezer(Filamentous fungi and Yeasts)
Freeze-dry(Filamentous fungi and Yeasts)
Subculturing(Filamentous fungi and Yeasts)
Subculturing(AMF)
Deposit to your collection
Number of Strains until now Type Holding strains
(total number)/(number from your country)
new species
(total number)/(number from your country)
Fungi 13500 2200
Yeasts 2200 300
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
Yeasts
8. Availability of Cultures
Availability Exchange
Fee
9. Catalogue
Catalogue Published the first catalogue in 1984 year(s)
Publish own catalogue
Online Catalogue
10. Services
Services Patent deposits(Fungi, Yeasts, AMF)
Distribution(Fungi, Yeasts, AMF)
Identification(Fungi, Yeasts, AMF)
Training Management of a culture collection
Culture and preservation methods
Identification
Consulation about Patent deposits
Preservation
Propagation
Shipment regulations
11. Entry and Update Dates
Date of Entry 1981-10-26
Date of Reply 2013-05-30
12. Strains
Bacteria Fungi