Statistics
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Country and region with less than 5 culture collections
Country and region with more than 5 culture collections
Country and region with more than 10 culture collections
Cultures Held
There are totally 2255295 microbials in the above culture collections
982646 of them are bacteria.
636890 of them are fungi.
36090 of them are virus.
31042 of them are Cell line.
| strain | No. of Species/sub-species |
|---|---|
| algae | 3060 |
| archaea | 460 |
| bacteria | 16495 |
| CDNA | 15 |
| celllines_animal | 401 |
| celllines_plants | 0 |
| fungi | 25611 |
| hybridomas_animal | 0 |
| hybridomas_plants | 0 |
| lichens | 0 |
| plasmids | 648 |
| protozoa | 60 |
| vectors | 1783 |
| viruses_animal | 66 |
| viruses_bacteria | 976 |
| viruses_plants | 84 |
| yeasts | 1216 |
Culture Collections
There are 645 culture collections in 70 countries and regions registered in WDCM.
| Supported by | No. of collections |
|---|---|
| Governmental | 253 |
| University | 253 |
| Semi-governmental | 57 |
| Private | 37 |
| Industry | 20 |
319 collections produce catalogue of holdings.
5388 people work in these culture collections.
Services
| Service Type | No. of collections |
|---|---|
| Storage service | 71 |
| Patent deposits | 97 |
| Storage services | 217 |
| Distribution | 305 |
| Identification | 325 |
| training | 278 |
| consult | 281 |
Numbers of culture collections registered with WDCM.
| Countries and Regions | Culture Collections | Cultures |
|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 1 | 11875 |
| Austria | 2 | 6070 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1175 |
| Belgium | 7 | 56128 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 13054 |
| Czech | 13 | 11241 |
| Denmark | 3 | 88566 |
| Estonia | 4 | 13300 |
| Finland | 2 | 10178 |
| France | 39 | 93405 |
| Germany | 13 | 53417 |
| Greece(Hellenic Rep.) | 6 | 6377 |
| Hungary | 8 | 13640 |
| Ireland | 1 | 380 |
| Italy | 10 | 21442 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 398 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1361 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 90775 |
| Norway | 2 | 3028 |
| Poland | 9 | 8464 |
| Portugal | 5 | 7035 |
| Romania | 2 | 760 |
| Russian Federation | 22 | 58781 |
| Slovak | 3 | 4916 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 12242 |
| Spain | 4 | 10321 |
| Sweden | 3 | 52700 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 3965 |
| Turkey | 10 | 4846 |
| U.K. | 19 | 84210 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 10944 |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 1443 |
| Yugoslavia | 2 | 897 |
| Total | 221 | 757334 |
| Countries and Regions | Culture Collections | Cultures |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1 | 1808 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1040 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 223 |
| Senegal | 1 | 210 |
| South Africa | 3 | 10860 |
| Uganda | 1 | 550 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 702 |
| Total | 11 | 15393 |
| Countries and Regions | Culture Collections | Cultures |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 12 | 7071 |
| Brazil | 65 | 177828 |
| Canada | 18 | 77797 |
| Chile | 1 | |
| Colombia | 2 | 4474 |
| Cuba | 8 | 6189 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 2700 |
| Mexico | 17 | 8181 |
| U.S.A. | 23 | 241696 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 2984 |
| Total | 150 | 528920 |
| Countries and Regions | Culture Collections | Cultures |
|---|---|---|
| China | 26 | 146533 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 60 |
| India | 27 | 151299 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 11237 |
| Iran | 8 | 6542 |
| Israel | 4 | 776 |
| Japan | 25 | 247037 |
| Korea (Rep. of) | 21 | 145009 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 4443 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1500 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 2898 |
| Philippines | 6 | 3456 |
| Singapore | 3 | 6289 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 342 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 67227 |
| Thailand | 59 | 43293 |
| Viet Nam | 1 | 6449 |
| Total | 220 | 844390 |
| Countries and Regions | Culture Collections | Cultures |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 34 | 82946 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 24845 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 270 |
| Total | 43 | 108061 |
Service Provided in addition to regular maintenance
| Countries and Regions | Patent | Store | Distribution | Identification | Training | Consult |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Belgium | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Czech | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| Denmark | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Estonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| France | 8 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 44 | 36 |
| Germany | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 27 |
| Greece(Hellenic Rep.) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 9 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| Latvia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Poland | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 17 |
| Portugal | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Romania | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Russian Federation | 11 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 51 | 38 |
| Slovak | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Spain | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Turkey | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 6 |
| U.K. | 8 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 45 | 57 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 13 |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Countries and Regions | Patent | Store | Distribution | Identification | Training | Consult |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| Morocco | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Senegal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Countries and Regions | Patent | Store | Distribution | Identification | Training | Consult |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 |
| Brazil | 3 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 117 | 66 |
| Canada | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
| Chile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Cuba | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 5 |
| Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mexico | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 20 |
| U.S.A. | 2 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 30 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 |
| Countries and Regions | Patent | Store | Distribution | Identification | Training | Consult |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 4 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 59 | 30 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| India | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 57 | 25 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 16 |
| Iran | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 9 |
| Israel | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Japan | 2 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 25 |
| Korea (Rep. of) | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 27 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 8 |
| Philippines | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 9 |
| Singapore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Thailand | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 13 |
| Viet Nam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Countries and Regions | Patent | Store | Distribution | Identification | Training | Consult |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 0 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 24 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Top 20 strain holders
| Rank | Countries and Regions | Total hold |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 247037 |
| 2 | U.S.A. | 241696 |
| 3 | Brazil | 177828 |
| 4 | India | 151299 |
| 5 | China | 146533 |
| 6 | Korea (Rep. of) | 145009 |
| 7 | France | 93405 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 90775 |
| 9 | Denmark | 88566 |
| 10 | U.K. | 84210 |
| 11 | Australia | 82946 |
| 12 | Canada | 77797 |
| 13 | Taiwan | 67227 |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 58781 |
| 15 | Belgium | 56128 |
| 16 | Germany | 53417 |
| 17 | Sweden | 52700 |
| 18 | Thailand | 43293 |
| 19 | New Zealand | 24845 |
| 20 | Italy | 21442 |