1. Collection

Registered Number	583
Acronym	EMCC
Full Name	Egypt Microbial Culture Collection
Institution	Cairo Microbiological Resources Centre (Cairo MIRCEN), Ain Shams University

2. Correspondent

Correspondent	Prof. M. N. I. Magdoub
Postal Address	Faculty of Agriculture, P.O.Box 68,Hadayek Shoubra,Cairo,11241
Country	Egypt
Telephone 1	(20) 2-4445 4862
Telephone 2	(20) 2-4446 0484
Fax 1	(20) 2-4445 4860
Fax 2	(20) 2-4444 4460
E-mail 1	cairomircen78@gmail.com
E-mail 2	cairo.mircen@yahoo.com

3. Status of the collection

Status

University

4. Sponsors and budget

Sponsor	UNESCO.
	Ain Shams University.
	Any other International and local bodies.

5. Personnel

Director	Prof. Nabil Magdoub E-Mail:cairomircen78@gmail.com
Curator	Assoc. Prof. Assem Abolmaaty (Deputy Director)
	Mrs. Azza Abd'El-Rahman (Bacteria)
	Mrs. Nasra Shahat (Fungi)
	Dr. Ashraf Marzouk (Yeast)
Number of Staff	Bacteriology (12) Mycology (3) Virology (2) Computer specialist (2) Assistants (12) Scale-Up Fermentation Processes (4) Microbiological Examinations (6) Yeast Collection (2) Total (43)

6. Main Subjects

Subjects	Agriculture
	Applied microbiology
	Environmental protection
	Fermentation
	Food science
	General microbiology
	Industrial microbiology
	Plant pathology

7. Preservation

Method and category of cultures	Freeze-dry(Bacteria , Fungi , Yeast)
	Freezer(Bacteria , Yeast)
	Ultra-deep freezer -80C(Bacteria, Yeast)
	Under Glycerol(Bacteria, Yeast)
	Under Paraffin(Fungi)
Control of the culture	Biochemical tests
	Microlog System
	Microscopic Examination
Deposit	Mainly to our collection
	Mainly to collections in our country
	ATCC(USA)
	DSMZ(GERMANY)
Source(s) of strains for people in this country: isolated by or introduced from	Isolation by ourselves
	Personally from the scientists in our country
	From the collections in our country
	From the research institutions in our country
	the collection abroad			ATCC / USA(DSMZ / Germany)
	the collection abroad			NRRL / USA(CBS / The Netherlands)
	the collection abroad			NCYC / U.K.(NCTC / U.K.)
Number of Strains until now	Type	Holding strains (total number)/(number from your country)		new species (total number)/(number from your country)
	Bacteria	1398	280
	Fungi	211	30
	Yeasts	176	11
	Viruses: plants	15	0
	Archaea	8	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
	Viruses: plants
	Archaea

8. Availability of Cultures

Availability	Free to The National Academic institutions and within the network
	Exchange with The National Academic institutions and within the network
	Fee for Varies between US$ 80 & US$ 180.00

9. Catalogue

10. Services

Services	Patent deposits(Bacteria , Fungi , Yeast)
	Storage service(Bacteria , Fungi , Yeast)
	Distribution(Bacteria , Fungi , Yeast)
	Identification(Bacteria , Fungi , Yeast)
Training	Culture and preservation methods
	Quality control
	Use of computers in culture collections
	Identification
	Microbiological Examinations
	Production of Biofertilizers
	Quality Control and Safety of Foods
	Quality Control and Safety of Water
Consulation about	Preservation
	Propagation
	Microbiological problems in industerial factories and agricultural farms
Other Service	Microbiological Examination of Feeds , Foods , Soil , Water

11. Entry and Update Dates

Date of Entry	2002-03-19
Date of Reply	2016-03-20

12. Strains

Archaea Bacteria Fungi