Other UK Culture Collections

Fungi and yeasts pathogenic to man & animals

National Collection of Pathogenic Fungi (NCPF)
Public Health Laboratory
Myrtle Road
Bristol BS2 8EL
Tel: 0117 928 5028
Fax: 0117 922 6611

Fungi (other than animal pathogens & wood-rotting fungi)

Culture Collection and Industrial Services Division
International Mycological Institute (IMI)
Bakeham Lane
Egham
Surrey TW20 9TY
Tel: 01784-470111
Fax: 01784-470909
Website: http://www.cabi-bioscience.org/grc.asp

Fungi, wood-rotting

National Collection of Wood Rotting Fungi (NCWRF)
Biodeterioration Section
Timber Division
Building Research Establishment
Garston
Watford WD2 7JR
Tel: 01923-664662
Fax: 01923-664010

Bacteria of industrial & marine importance

National Collections of Industrial and Marine Bacteria (NCIMB) Ltd
Ferguson Building
Craibstone Estate
Bucksburn
Aberdeen
AB21 9YA
Tel: +44 (0) 1224 711100
Fax: +44 (0) 1224 711299

Website: https://home.bt-webworld.com/ncimb/

Bacteria of medical and veterinary importance

National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC)
PHLS Central Public Health Laboratory
61 Colindale Avenue
London NW9 5HT
Tel: 020 8200 4400
Fax: 020 8205 7483

Bacteria pathogenic to plants

National Collection of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria (NCPPB)
Central Science Laboratory
Hatching Green
Harpenden
Hertfordshire AL5 2BD
Tel: 015827-5241
Fax: 015827-62178
Website: http://www.ncppb.com/

Algae and Protozoa (freshwater)

Culture Collection for Algae and Protozoa (CCAP)
Institute of Freshwater Ecology
The Windermere Laboratory
Far Sawrey
Ambleside
Cumbria LA22 0LP
Tel: 015394-42468
Fax: 015394-46914
Website: http://www.ife.ac.uk/ccap/

Algae and Protozoa (marine)

Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP)
Scottish Marine Biological Association
PO Box 3
Oban
Argyll PA34 4AD
Tel: 01631-62244
Fax: 01631-65518

Animal cell lines

European Collection of Animal Cell Cultures (ECACC)
PHLS Centre for Applied Microbiology & Research
Porton Down
Salisbury SP4 0JG
Tel: 01980-610391
Fax: 01980-611315
Website: http://www.ecacc.org/