| Registered Number | 1129 |
| Acronym | FRIM-MCC |
| Full Name | FRIM Microbial Culture Collection |
| Institution | Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) |
| ISO Standard | ISO 9001:2008 |
| Comment | FRIM Microbial Culture Collection (FRIM-MCC) consists of approximately 12,000 life microbial cultures, derived from soil and other sources collected throughout Peninsular Malaysia since 2006 and cryopreserved in glycerol. Many of the microbes were isolated using proprietary methods and are unique to this collection with uncommon morphology and/or unusual origins such as mangrove sediments and metal-contaminated soils. The collection mainly represents different genera of Actinobacteria out of which a total of 6641 isolates have been studied and data documented. Some of the isolates have been screened against a limited number of antimicrobial, antiprotozoal and anticancer targets, and bioremediation potential. Thus, a relatively large number of isolates are virtually unexplored in other therapeutic or industrial applications. |
| Correspondent | Dr. Getha Krishnasamy |
| Postal Address | Jalan FRIM,Kepong,Selangor,52109 |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Telephone 1 | 603-62797000 |
| Telephone 2 | 603-62797652 |
| E-mail 1 | getha@frim.gov.my |
| E-mail 2 | gethakrishnasamy@gmail.com |
| Status | Governmental |
| Sponsor | Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) |
| Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA), Malaysia | |
| Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia |
| Director |
Dr. Ismail Hj. Parlan E-Mail:ismailp@frim.gov.my |
| Curator | Dr. Getha Krishnasamy (Microbial Biotechnology & Antimicrobials) E-mail:getha@frim.gov.my |
| Number of Staff |
Cell biology (1) Bacteriology (1) Assistants (1) Total (3) |
| Subjects | Applied microbiology |
| Biochemistry | |
| Fermentation | |
| Industrial microbiology | |
| Medical microbiology | |
| Molecular biology |
| Method and category of cultures | Freezer(Cryopreservation (Actinobacteria, Bacteria)) | ||||
| Subculturing(Slants (Fungi)) | |||||
| Freeze-dry(Lyophilisation) | |||||
| Control of the culture | 16S rRNA gene sequencing (bacteria) | ||||
| Checking culture morphology | |||||
| Checking culture activities | |||||
| Deposit | to other collections in your 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 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) |
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| Bacteria | 6641 | 6641 | |||
| Fungi | 1 | 1 | |||
| Number of strains last year | Type | Holding strains (total number)/(number from your country) |
new species (total number)/(number from your country) |
Microbes distributed (total number)/(in your country) |
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| Bacteria | |||||||
| Fungi | |||||||
| Availability | Research Collaboration (MoU/MoA) |
| Project-based fee |
| Catalogue | Catalogue Computerized http://gcm.wfcc.info/1129 |
| Services | Distribution(Culture Extracts in assay plate-format ) |
| Identification(Bacteria (16S rDNA)) | |
| Other Service | Project Consultation (Microbial Biotechnology) |
| Supervision of students (Post-graduate students) | |
| Industrial training (Undergraduate students) |
| Date of Entry | 2016-07-06 |
| Date of Reply | 2021-10-10 |