BCCM - Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms

the belgian co-ordinated collections of micro-organisms (bccm) is a consortium of seven complementary research-based biological resource centres, financed and coordinated by the belgian federal science policy. bccm aims to share the biological material of its collections, the related information and its experience and know-how, to the benefit of its partners and clients in the academic and industrial communities. over 200.000 well-documented and authenticated strains of bacteria, yeasts, fungi, diatoms, plasmids and dna libraries as well as custom services are offered. our vision to be a solution partner for providing services of quality in microbial and genetic resources for academia and industry our mission the bccm consortium aims to : * acquire, preserve and distribute microbial and genetic resources, * identify and characterize these biological materials, * offer customer-oriented services, * increase the understanding of microorganisms and their function in ecosystems, * foster t