Culture collection

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A culture collection is a collection of microorganisms that is maintained by an academic institution. It can contain:

• fungi
• yeasts
• bacteria
• plasmids
  • with constructs expressing proteins
  • for vector use

e.g. American Type Culture Collection

The used preservation methods can be:

• cryopreservation
• lyophilisation