1. Collection
Registered Number 939
Acronym IRAN
Full Name Iranian Fungal Culture Collection
Institution Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection
2. Correspondent
Correspondent Prof. Rasoul Zare
Postal Address Chamran Highway, Yaman Avenue, P.O. Box 1454, Tehran 19395,Tehran,Tehran,1454-19395
Country Iran
Telephone 1 (98) 21-22403012
Telephone 2 (98) 21-22403016
Fax 1 (98) 21-22403588
E-mail 1 simplicillium@yahoo.com
E-mail 2 bita_asgari@yahoo.com
Homepage http://www.iripp.ir/ 
3. Status of the collection
Status Governmental
4. Sponsors and budget
Sponsor Iranian Ministry of Agriculture
Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection
5. Personnel
Director Prof. Rasoul Zare
Curator Prof. Rasoul Zare (Mycologist)
Number of Staff Mycology (8)
Assistants (2)
Total (10)
6. Main Subjects
Subjects Agriculture
Plant pathology
Systematics and taxonomy
7. Preservation
Method and category of cultures Freeze-dry(Fungi)
Subculturing(Fungi)
in water(Fungi)
in soil(Fungi)
under mineral oil(Fungi)
Control of the culture Morphological observation
Pathological tests
Deposit CBS(Netherlands)
Source(s) of strains for people in this country: isolated by or introduced from Isolation by ourselves
From the collections in our country
the research institution abroadCBS(Netherlands)
Number of Strains until now Type Holding strains
(total number)/(number from your country)		 new species
(total number)/(number from your country)
Fungi 1400 900
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)
Fungi
8. Availability of Cultures
Availability Exchange with CBS
Exchange with IMI
Fee for ARSEF
Fee for US $50.00
9. Catalogue
10. Services
Services Patent deposits(Fungi)
Identification(Fungal cultures)
Training Systematics
Identification
11. Entry and Update Dates
Date of Entry 2009-03-15
Date of Reply 2016-01-27