1. Collection
Registered Number 589
Acronym ICMP
Full Name International Collection of Microorganisms from Plants
Institution Landcare Research
Other Standard MPI approved PC2 Containment Facility, Transitional Facility for Microorganisms
2. Correspondent
Correspondent Dr. Bevan Weir
Postal Address Private Bag 92170,Auckland Mail Centre,Auckland,1142
Country New Zealand
Telephone 1 (64) 9-5744100
Fax 1 (64) 9-5744101
E-mail 1 weirb@landcareresearch.co.nz
E-mail 2 icmp@landcareresearch.co.nz
Homepage http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resources/collections/icmp
3. Status of the collection
Status Semi-governmental
5. Personnel
Director Dr. Bevan Weir
E-Mail:weirb@LandcareResearch.co.nz
Curator Dr. Bevan Weir (Curator)
Mrs. Maureen Fletcher (Collection Manager)
Number of Staff Bacteriology (1)
Mycology (5)
Assistants (2)
Total (8)
6. Main Subjects
Subjects Agriculture
Culture and preservation methods
Ecology
Environmental protection
Plant pathology
Systematics and taxonomy
7. Preservation
Method and category of cultures Liquid N2(All Bacteria and Fungi)
Freeze-dry(Collection pre- 1993)
Control of the culture confirm purity and survival (1 month)
Deposit to your collection
Source(s) of strains for people in this country: isolated by or introduced from Isolation by ourselves
From the collections 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 9000 3000
Fungi 9000 3500
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
8. Availability of Cultures
Availability fee for NZD $120
9. Catalogue
Catalogue Catalogue Computerized http://scd.landcareresearch.co.nz/
10. Services
Services Storage service(Bacteria, Fungi, Yeasts)
Distribution(Bacteria, Fungi, Yeasts)
Identification(Bacteria, Fungi, Yeasts)
Training Management of a culture collection
Culture and preservation methods
Systematics
Identification
Consulation about Preservation
Propagation
Shipment regulations
Plant quarantine
11. Entry and Update Dates
Date of Entry 2009-05-25
Date of Reply 2013-03-22
12. Strains
Bacteria Fungi