Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organisms
Encyclopedia
The Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organisms (BCCM) is a Belgian
government funded consortium of four scientific institutions, who manage and exploit a collection of fungi, bacteria
and plasmid
s. The consortium manages a collection of 47,500 strains of bacteria, filamentous and yeast fungi and 950 plasmids.
(BCCM/MUCL) with the bacterial collection of the Laboratory for Microbiology of the Faculty of Sciences of Ghent University
(BCCM/LMG). In 1990 the plasmid collection of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Ghent University was added to the consortium (BCCM/LMBP).
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
government funded consortium of four scientific institutions, who manage and exploit a collection of fungi, bacteria
Bacteria
Bacteria are a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a wide range of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals...
and plasmid
Plasmid
In microbiology and genetics, a plasmid is a DNA molecule that is separate from, and can replicate independently of, the chromosomal DNA. They are double-stranded and, in many cases, circular...
s. The consortium manages a collection of 47,500 strains of bacteria, filamentous and yeast fungi and 950 plasmids.
History
The BCCM was founded in 1983 by combining the mycological collections of the Mycology Laboratory of the Scientific Institute of Public Health (BCCM/IHEM) and the Université Catholique de LouvainUniversité catholique de Louvain
The Université catholique de Louvain, sometimes known, especially in Belgium, as UCL, is Belgium's largest French-speaking university. It is located in Louvain-la-Neuve and in Brussels...
(BCCM/MUCL) with the bacterial collection of the Laboratory for Microbiology of the Faculty of Sciences of Ghent University
Ghent University
Ghent University is a Dutch-speaking public university located in Ghent, Belgium. It is one of the larger Flemish universities, consisting of 32,000 students and 7,100 staff members. The current rector is Paul Van Cauwenberge.It was established in 1817 by King William I of the Netherlands...
(BCCM/LMG). In 1990 the plasmid collection of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Ghent University was added to the consortium (BCCM/LMBP).
See also
- Belgian Federal Science Policy OfficeBelgian Federal Science Policy OfficeThe Belgian Federal Science Policy Office or BELSPO is a Belgian government institution responsible for coordinating science policy at a federal level. It designs and implements research programmes and networks and manages the participation of Belgium in European and international organisations...
(BELSPO) - World Federation for Culture CollectionsWorld Federation for Culture CollectionsThe World Federation for Culture Collections is an international body formed under the umbrella of the International Union of Biological Sciences and a Federation within the International Union of Microbiological Societies....
- European Culture Collections' OrganisationEuropean Culture Collections' OrganisationThe European Culture Collections' Organisation is a European non-profit organisation which promotes the collaboration and exchange of ideas and information on all aspects of culture collection activity...
- American Type Culture CollectionAmerican Type Culture CollectionThe American Type Culture Collection is a private, not-for-profit biological resource center whose mission focuses on the acquisition, authentication, production, preservation, development and distribution of standard reference microorganisms, cell lines and other materials for research in the...
(ATCC) - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und ZellkulturenDeutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und ZellkulturenThe Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen - DSMZ - GmbH was founded 1969 as the national culture collection in Germany...
Sources
- Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organisms - BCCM
- Belgian Coordinated Collections of Micro-organisms (Dutch)
- Biological Resource Centre (French)