1. Collection
Registered Number 942
Acronym MMBF
Full Name Micoteca Mario Barreto Figueiredo
Institution Instituto Biologico
2. Correspondent
Correspondent Assoc.Prof. Christiane Ceriani Aparecido
Postal Address Av. Cons. Rodrigues Alves, 1252,Sao Paulo,SP,04014-002
Country Brazil
Telephone 1 (55) 11-5087-1788
Telephone 2 (55) 11-5087-1715
Fax 1 (55) 11-5087-1789
E-mail 1 christianeceriani@biologico.sp.gov.br
3. Status of the collection
Status Governmental
4. Sponsors and budget
Sponsor FAPESP
IB
5. Personnel
Director Assoc.Prof. Christiane Ceriani Aparecido
Curator Assoc. Prof. Christiane Ceriani Aparecido (Phytopathologist)
Ms. Glaucia Carolina Cardoso Pires (Biologist)
Ms. Danielle Finatti (Biologist)
Ms. Dulce S Y de Figueiredo (Biology student)
Number of Staff Plant Pathologist (1)
Biologist (2)
Student (1)
Total (4)
6. Main Subjects
Subjects Agriculture
Culture and preservation methods
Fungi
Plant Pathology
7. Preservation
Method and category of cultures Freeze-dry(Fungi)
Distilled water(Fungi)
Oleo(Fungi)
Periodic Transfer(Fungi)
Control of the culture Viability tests
Microscopical observation of structures
Pathogenicity tests
Reisolation
Deposit Mainly to our collection
Mainly to collections in our country
Source(s) of strains for people in this country: isolated by or introduced from Isolation by ourselves
Number of Strains until now Type Holding strains
(total number)/(number from your country)		 new species
(total number)/(number from your country)
Fungi 627 20
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 Free to governmental institutions in Brazil
Fee for standard price for others US $50.00 plus sending taxes
9. Catalogue
10. Services
Services Patent deposits(Fungi)
Storage service(Fungi)
Identification(Fungi)
Consulation about Patent deposits
Preservation
11. Entry and Update Dates
Date of Entry 2009-06-02
Date of Reply 2009-06-24