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 |