About our collection
CIIMAR MICROBIAL CULTURE COLLECTION (CM2C) is a biobank located at Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), created with the purpose to gather marine microbial strains with different biotechnological applications. This biobank comprises 400 microbial strains, composed by Bacteria and Fungi, from marine and environmental sources.
CM2C strains were mainly obtained from Atlantic coast, deep-sea and inland waters from Portugal, including Azores and Madeira. CM2C strains were isolated from different environmental samples such as seawater, freshwater, sediment, salterns, macroalgae, sponges, corals and other organisms.
CM2C will serve as a supplier of marine biological resources for academia and industrial researchers. CM2C strains are being explored at CIIMAR, regarding their different applications and bioactivities (Bioprospection of new bioactive compounds with medical or industrial applications; degradation of organic pollutants (Hydrocarbons, Pesticides, Pharmaceuticals).
CM2C seeks to store relevant information associated with each sample deposited in the biobank, assuring full traceability of the samples in compliance with the Access and Benefit Sharing regulation associated with the Nagoya Protocol.