1. Collection
Registered Number 805
Acronym IFM
Full Name IFM Quality Services Pty Ltd
2. Correspondent
Correspondent Mrs. Ingrid Flemming
Postal Address 4/58 Stennett Road,Ingleburn,NSW,2565
Country Australia
Telephone 1 (61) 2-96183311
Fax 1 (61) 2-96183355
E-mail 1 contactIFM@ifmqs.com.au
Homepage http://www.ifmqs.com.au 
3. Status of the collection
Status Industry
5. Personnel
Director Mrs. Ingrid Flemming
Curator Mrs. Ingrid Flemming (bacteriology (unusual characteristics))
E-mail:ingridflemming@ifmqs.com.au
Number of Staff Bacteriology (5)
Mycology (1)
Assistants (3)
Computer specialist (1)
Total (10)
6. Main Subjects
Subjects Agriculture
Applied microbiology
General microbiology
Industrial microbiology
Veterinary
7. Preservation
Method and category of cultures Freeze-dry(most cultures)
Freezer(where applicable)
Control of the culture Purity check
Viability check
Check of levels in preserved form
follow ISO Guide 34
Deposit Mainly to collections in our country
Source(s) of strains for people in this country: isolated by or introduced from
Personally from the scientists in our country
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 650 150
Fungi 30 15
Yeasts 40 10
Protozoa 3 3
Phages 3 0
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)
Bacteria
Fungi
Yeasts
Protozoa
Phages
8. Availability of Cultures
Availability exchange with most recognised collections
fee for on application
9. Catalogue
Catalogue Published the first catalogue in 2000 year(s)
Publish own catalogue
10. Services
Services Distribution
Training Quality control
Other Service quality assurance programs
provide vials with known quantity content
contract preservation of cultures for others
11. Entry and Update Dates
Date of Entry 2000-07-12
Date of Reply 2013-03-22