5. Personnel
Director |
Prof. Muhammad Saleem Haider |
Curator |
Dr. Uzma Bashir (Fungal Taxonomy) |
Dr. Naureen Akhtar (Fungal Systematics/Aspergilli (Sec: Nigri)) |
Mr. Waheed Anwar (Fungal Taxonomy) |
Ms. Amna Ali (Bacterial Taxonomy) |
Ms. Rahila Hafeez (Fungal Taxonomy) |
Ms. Aliya Ahmad (Lab Assistant) |
Mr. Abdul Raffay (Lab Attendant) |
Mr. Muhammad Jamil (Lab Attendant) |
Number of Staff |
Mycology (4) Bacteriology (1) Cell biology (1) Assistants (3) Computer specialist (1)
Total (10) |
7. Preservation
Method and category of cultures |
Subculturing(Fungi, Bacteria, Yeast) |
Mineral oil, 4oC & -20oC(Fungi) |
Silica gel, Glycerol; 4oC & -20oC(Bacteria) |
Control of the culture |
Viability Check |
Microscopic examination |
Pathogenicity tests |
Stereoscopic examinations |
Biochemical tests |
Deposit |
Mainly to our collection |
Mainly to collections in our country |
IMI(UK) |
CBS(Netherlands) |
NRRL(Peoria, USA) |
Source(s) of strains for people in this country: isolated by or introduced from |
Isolation by ourselves |
From the collections in our country |
the collection abroad | IMI(UK) |
the collection abroad | CBS(Netherlands) |
the collection abroad | NRRL(USA) |
the collection abroad | ATCC(USA) |
Number of Strains until now |
Type |
Holding strains (total number)/(number from your country) |
new species (total number)/(number from your country) |
Bacteria |
423 |
423 |
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Fungi |
1260 |
1260 |
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10. Services
Services |
Storage service(Fungi, Bacteria, Yeast) |
Distribution |
Identification |
Training |
Management of a culture collection |
Culture and preservation methods |
Karyotyping |
Use of computers in culture collections |
Systematics |
Identification |
Consulation about |
Preservation |
Propagation |
Other Service |
National Internship |
B.Sc,(Hons.), M.Sc. (Hons.) & Ph.D. Research |
Plant Disease Diagnosis |
Identification of Cultures |
Research Assistance to Biologists/Chemists/Pharmacists |