The Microbial Culture Collection, (Now called as National Centre for Microbial Resource, NCMR) in

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, is India's microbial culture collection centre, recognized by

World Federation for Culture Collections The World Federation for Culture Collections is an international body formed under the umbrella of the International Union of Biological Sciences and a Federation within the International Union of Microbiological Societies. The WFCC operates as a c ...

(WFCC), and has a status of International Depositary Authority (IDA). The Microbial Culture Collection is a national facility funded by the

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(DBT),

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. The MCC is affiliated to

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(NCCS), Pune, India. It is an affiliate member of the World Federation for Culture Collections (WFCC) and is registered with the World Data Centre for Microorganisms (WDCM, registration number 930). The main objectives of MCC are to act as a national depository, to supply authentic microbial cultures, and to provide related services to the scientific community working in research institutions, universities and industries. The MCC was recognized by the

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(WIPO),

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, Switzerland as an International Depository Authority (IDA) in April 2011. The deposit of microorganisms under the

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is recognized to fulfill the requirement of patent procedure in 55 member countries. The MCC scientists are actively involved in the research programmes relating to microbial diversity,

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and

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, using both classical and molecular approaches.

Objectives

* The centre focuses on basic research in the areas of microbial diversity, microbial taxonomy, microbial genomics and

proteomics Proteomics is the large-scale study of proteins. Proteins are vital parts of living organisms, with many functions such as the formation of structural fibers of muscle tissue, enzymatic digestion of food, or synthesis and replication of DNA. In ...

etc. * Isolation and identification of

microorganisms A microorganism, or microbe,, ''mikros'', "small") and ''organism'' from the el, ὀργανισμός, ''organismós'', "organism"). It is usually written as a single word but is sometimes hyphenated (''micro-organism''), especially in olde ...

from various environmental niches. * Preservation of microbial

biodiversity Biodiversity or biological diversity is the variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is a measure of variation at the genetic (''genetic variability''), species (''species diversity''), and ecosystem (''ecosystem diversity'') l ...

from niche areas as

metagenomic Metagenomics is the study of genetic material recovered directly from environmental or clinical samples by a method called sequencing. The broad field may also be referred to as environmental genomics, ecogenomics, community genomics or microb ...

libraries. * Development of new strategies for isolation of "not yet cultured"

microbes A microorganism, or microbe,, ''mikros'', "small") and ''organism'' from the el, ὀργανισμός, ''organismós'', "organism"). It is usually written as a single word but is sometimes hyphenated (''micro-organism''), especially in olde ...

. * To provide consultation services for patent deposits, preservation, propagation, biodeterioration, industrial problems,

biosystematics Biological systematics is the study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present, and the Correlation and dependence, relationships among living things through time. Relationships are visualized as evolutionary trees (synonyms: c ...

and microbial biodiversity issues etc. * To serve as national facility for microbial culture collection, deposit and the supply of authentic microbial cultures. * To serve as an International Depositary Authority (IDA). * To establish and conduct

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and training programmes in the area of

microbial identification A microorganism, or microbe,, ''mikros'', "small") and ''organism'' from the el, ὀργανισμός, ''organismós'', "organism"). It is usually written as a single word but is sometimes hyphenated (''micro-organism''), especially in olde ...

preservation Preservation may refer to: Heritage and conservation * Preservation (library and archival science), activities aimed at prolonging the life of a record while making as few changes as possible * ''Preservation'' (magazine), published by the Nat ...

and advanced areas of microbial taxonomy and

phylogeny A phylogenetic tree (also phylogeny or evolutionary tree Felsenstein J. (2004). ''Inferring Phylogenies'' Sinauer Associates: Sunderland, MA.) is a branching diagram or a tree showing the evolutionary relationships among various biological spec ...

References

{{Reflist 1. http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pune-scientists-discover-three-new-microbes-that-grew-on-cellphone-screens/story-H3oPgUDljUlN6bWkrrZ4XP.html 2. http://www.ndtv.com/pune-news/how-bugs-make-smart-homes-in-your-smartphones-pune-scientists-found-1666371

External links

National College Culture Collection Centre

WFCC-MIRCEN World Data Centre for Microorganisms

CABRI

International Congress of Culture Collections

The International Air Transport Association

ECCO (European Culture Collection Organisation)
Culture collections Microbiology organizations Biotechnology in India

Objectives

See also

References

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