University of Portsmouth Culture Collection (UPCC)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | University of Portsmouth Marine Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | Ongoing |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Various |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Unspecified |
| Description | |
| Summary | The University of Portsmouth Culture Collection (UPCC) holds in excess of 4000 isolates of marine fungi, making it the largest collection in the world of such organisms. The fungi have been isolated from a range of habitats, substrata and geographical locations. These cultures are used in research and for industrial research. Interesting metabolites have been discovered. Cultures are available for sale. |
| Originators | University of Portsmouth Marine Laboratory |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | University of Portsmouth Marine Laboratory |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Dr. Bob Fletcher (Reader in Marine Environmental Sciences) |
| Address | University of Portsmouth Marine Laboratory |
| bob.fletcher@port.ac.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1015006 |
| Global identifier | 2035 |
| Last revised | 2010-01-15 |
