Dr. Alena LadutskaInstitute of Microbiology BNAS Institute of Microbiology BNAS

Minsk BelarusMinsk Belarus

BELARUSIAN COLLECTIONBELARUSIAN COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS OF MICROORGANISMS

AS THE BASIS FOR AS THE BASIS FOR DEVELOPMENT OFDEVELOPMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGYBIOTECHNOLOGY

Institute of Microbiology, National Academy of Sciences, Belarus is a leading research center specializing in microbiology and biotechnology. It coordinates implementation of several state scientific programs, including international task program financed by Euro Asian Economic Community

research areas

Biotechnology development in Belarus is a priority trend of scientific-technological activity supported by governmental

programs

Ø Physiological-biochemical and genetic aspects of microbial applications in biotechnological processesØ Elaboration of biotechnologies for various industries, agriculture, medicine and environmental protection

INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGIESBIOTECHNOLOGIES

POWER GENERATION

Biofuels: butanol, ethanol,

biodiesel fuel, biogas, etc.

MEDICINEdrug substances and

biopharmaceutic technologies

AGRICULTURE feed protein, aminoacids,

enzymes, biological control agents for plant and animal species, microbial fertilizers,

etc.

FOOD INDUSTRYyeasts, enzymes, sugar

substitutes, food additives, ferments, functional and

therapeutic nutrition products

PETROCHEMISTRY, EXCAVATION OF

VALUABLE FOSSILSreagents, biopolymers,

preparations for oil extraction and

biogeotechnology

ECOLOGYbiodegraders of

pollutants, biosensors for environmental

monitoring

Øbacteria,Ømycelial fungi,Øyeast-like fungi,Øbacteriophages

Registered in the World Federation of Registered in the World Federation of Culture Collections (WFCC)Culture Collections (WFCC)

COLLECTION OF NON-PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS COLLECTION OF NON-PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS DEPOSITED AT INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY – NATIONAL DEPOSITED AT INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY – NATIONAL

ASSET OF BELARUSASSET OF BELARUS

COMPRISES

STRUCTURE OFBELARUSIAN COLLECTION OF NON-PATHOGENIC BELARUSIAN COLLECTION OF NON-PATHOGENIC

MICROORGANISMSMICROORGANISMS

Bank ofBank of valuablevaluable industrial industrial

microorganismsmicroorganisms(185 (185 strainsstrains) )

DNA Bank ofDNA Bank of valuable valuable industrial industrial

microorganismsmicroorganisms(90 (90 specimensspecimens))

micromycetes – micromycetes – agents agents

responsible for responsible for biodeterioration biodeterioration of construction of construction

materialsmaterials(40 (40 strainsstrains) )

phytopathogenic phytopathogenic microorganismsmicroorganisms

(100 (100 strainsstrains))

microorganisms – microorganisms – degraders of degraders of xenobioticsxenobiotics(65 (65 strainsstrains))

Specialized collectionsSpecialized collections

Major Major collectioncollection

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Incorporates over 221100 00 microbial strains from diverse taxonomic groups, 390390 cultures are included into specialized depositories: