University of Minho
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E-Infrastructure
Health and Food
M.U.M. offers a freeze-drying service for strains falling within the criteria established for the deposit of strains. For further information about this service and prices please contact the curator.
• Fungal contamination of industrial environments • Food mycology and mycotoxins • Indoor air quality • Preservation and management of microbiological resources
M.U.M. supplies strains to the scientific community, industry and services. To obtain strains from M.U.M. please send us a written request in official business paper with legal binding signature, stating the purpose for which the strains are required and the laboratory where the work will take place. Please provide the following elements:destination institution address, contact person, telefone and fax.
M.U.M. accepts the deposit of strains by a third party provided the biological material can be preserved by the techniques in use in the collection. Class 3 organisms are not accepted. • Public deposit: The microbial strains deposited will be part of the open collection. To deposit strains in this manner please send us the filled in accessions form, together with two cultures of the organism. This type of deposit is free of charge for the depositor. • Safe deposit: In this kind of deposit the strains remain the property of the depositor. Strain distribution is restricted and subject to criteria defined by the depositor. Access to the strains is granted through a written request from the depositor. Confidentiallity on the information concerning the deposited strains is guaranteed. To deposit strains in this manner please send us the filled in accessions form, together with two cultures of the organism. For further information please contact the curator.