Spanish Type Culture Collection (CECT)
http://www.uv.es/uvweb/spanish-type-culture-collection/en/spanish-type-culture-collection-1285872233521.html
Core Data
Identification
Hosting Legal Entity
University of Valencia
Location
Catedrático Agustín Escardino, 9, Parc Científic Universitat de València, Valencia, PO: 46980 (Spain)
Structure
Type Of RI
Single-sited
Coordinating Country
Spain
Status
Status
Current Status:
Under construction since 1960
Timeline
Being upgraded since 2011
Operational since 1977
Scientific Description
Mission and objectives
The beginning of the Spanish Type Culture Collection (CECT) goes back to 1960, when the Prof. Dr. J.R. Villanueva began to collect and keep microbial strains in his laboratory at the Spanish Scientific Research Council (CSIC) in Madrid. In 1968 it moved to the University of Salamanca and, from there to the University of País Vasco (1974) in Bilbao. In 1977 the CECT joined the World Federation on Culture Collections (WFCC) and in 1983 the European Culture Collections' Organization (ECCO). Since 1980 it is located in the University of Valencia, becoming a service of that University in 1991. In 1992 it obtained recognition as an International Depositary Authority for storing microorganisms for patent purposes in accordance with the Budapest Treaty (IDA).Currently, the CECT continues to be the only official collection of microorganisms of public nature in Spain that keeps and supplies bacteria, filamentous fungi and yeasts. It is evolving to become a Microbial Resource Centre (Biological Resource Centre for Microorganisms) in accordance to OECD guidelines.

RI Keywords
Microbial identification, Microbial preservation / conservation, BRC, Culture collection, International depository authority (IDA), ISO 9001
Classifications
RI Category
Collections of Biological Resources (e.g. Microorganisms, Biobanks and Seed Banks)
Collections
Reference material repositories
Scientific Domain
Engineering and Energy
Biological and Medical Sciences
Information Science and Technology
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Chemistry and Material Sciences
Services
Strain deposit

Deposit of bacteria, archaea, filamentous fungi and yeast. Types of deposit: - Public. The strains are available to the whole community. - Safe. The distribution of the strain is restricted. - For patent purposes. Regulated by the Budapest Treaty.

Training and consultancy

Training and consultancy in topics related to microbial resources: Preservation, authentication, collection management and others.

Strain supply

Supply of bacteria, archaea, filamentous fungi and yeast.

Strain identification

Identification of bacteria, archaea, filamentous fungi and yeast.

Equipment
Freeze-dryers

Drying of samples (microorganisms and other cell types) for long-term storage.

Gas Chromatograph (GC) Agilent 6850

FATTY acid methyl ester analysis for microbial identification.

Additional Data
Collaborations
Networks
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)