1. Collection
Registered Number 779
Acronym HAMBI
Full Name HAMBI Culture Collection
Institution Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki
2. Correspondent
Correspondent Pekka Oivanen
Postal Address P.O.Box 56, Viikinkaari 9, Biocenter 1,,University of Helsinki,FI-00014
Country Finland
Telephone 1 (358) 9-19159311
Telephone 2 (358) 9-19159282
Fax 1 (358) 9-19159322
E-mail 1 PEKKA.OIVANEN@HELSINKI.FI
E-mail 2 KRISTINA.LINDSTROM@HELSINKI.FI
Homepage http://www.helsinki.fi/hambi/
3. Status of the collection
Status University
4. Sponsors and budget
Sponsor University of Helsinki
5. Personnel
Director Kristina Lindstrom
Curator Pekka Oivanen(Curator)
Number of Staff Bacteriology(1)
Assistants(1)
6. Main Subjects
Subjects Agriculture
Applied microbiology
Culture and preservation methods
Ecology
Environmental protection
Food science
General microbiology
Genetic engineering
Industrial microbiology
Fermentation
Freeze drying
Systematics and taxomy
Veternity
7. Preservation
Method and category of cultures Freeze-dry(Bacteria)
Liquid N2(Fungi)
Control of the culture Vacuum test of ampoules
Test of variability of strain
DNA fingerprinting for some strains growth,purity,morphology
Number of Strains Strain Name total country
Bacteria 1700 0
Fungi 35 0
Yeasts 66 0
Viruses: bacteria 12 0
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
the collection abroadDSMZ(Germany)
the collection abroadCBS(Netherlands)
the collection abroadBCCM(Belgium)
8. Availability of Cultures
Availability Fee for 30 EUR in University of Helsinki, others 40 EUR
9. Catalogue
10. Services
Services Storage services
Distribution
Identification(Certain Bacterial Groups)
Training Culture and preservation methods
Use of computers in culture collections
Consulation about Preservation
11. Entry and Update Dates
Date of Entry 1998-06-22
Date of Reply 2011-06-15