1. Collection
Registered Number 412
Acronym CECT
Full Name Coleccion Espanola de Cultivos Tipo
Institution Universidad de Valencia
2. Correspondent
Correspondent Prof. Rosa Aznar
Postal Address Parc Cientific Universitat de Valencia. Catedratico Agustin Escardino, 9,Paterna,Valencia,E-46980
Country Spain
Telephone 1 (34) 96-3544612
Fax 1 (34) 96-3543187
E-mail 1 orders@cect.org
Homepage http://www.cect.org
3. Status of the collection
Status University
4. Sponsors and budget
Sponsor Universidad de Valencia
5. Personnel
Director Prof. Rosa Aznar
Curator Assoc. Prof. Mari Carmen Macian (Bacteria)
Mr. Laura Lopez (Filamentous fungi and Yeasts)
Assoc. Prof. Jose. M Lopez-Coronado (Computer specialist)
Assoc. Prof. David Ruiz-Arahal (Bacteria)
Number of Staff Bacteriology (1)
Mycology (1)
Assistants (6)
Computer specialist (1)
Researchers (2)
Director (1)
Students (2)
Total (14)
6. Main Subjects
Subjects Genetics
Industrial microbiology
Fermentation
Applied microbiology
Food science
General microbiology
Systematics and taxonomy
Genetic engineering
Freeze drying
Molecular biology
Biochemistry
Culture and preservation methods
7. Preservation
Method and category of cultures Freeze-dry(bacteria, filamentous fungi, yeasts)
Freezer(bacteria, filamentous fungi, yeasts)
L-drying(bacteria)
Subculturing(bacteria, filamentous fungi)
Control of the culture count of viability
purity
microscopical morphology
physiological tests
molecular biology tests
Deposit Mainly to our collection
Mainly to collections in our country
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
Number of Strains until now Type Holding strains
(total number)/(number from your country)
new species
(total number)/(number from your country)
Bacteria 3886 327
Fungi 1130 74
Yeasts 2484 561
Archaea 41 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)
Bacteria
Fungi
Yeasts
Archaea
8. Availability of Cultures
Availability Exchange with other culture collections
Fee for profit-institutions: EUR 60.00
Fee for education: EUR 16.00
Fee for non profit-institutions: EUR 35.00
Fee for patent deposits: EUR 110.00
Fee for research: EUR 35.00
Deposits under Budapest treaty: EUR 550.00
9. Catalogue
10. Services
Services Patent deposits(Bacteria, Filamentous fungi, Yeasts, Plasmids)
Storage services(Bacteria, Filamentous fungi, Yeasts)
Distribution(Bacteria, Filamentous fungi, Yeasts)
Identification(Bacteria, Filamentous fungi, Yeasts)
Training Culture and preservation methods
Numerical Taxonomy
Identification
Consulation about Patent deposits
Preservation
Propagation
Shipment regulations
11. Entry and Update Dates
Date of Entry 1981-10-26
Date of Reply 2012-10-08
12. Strains
Bacteria Fungi