gene clusters, the corresponding natural products remain to be identified, but the everimproving analytical tools will certainly help
to elucidate new compounds. Combination of
molecular methods and genomic approaches
will also contribute to solve the problems
related to taxonomy and species identification
of marine fungi (Reich and Labes 2017; Kramer
et al. 2016).
IV. Biotechnological Products and
Processes: From Potential to
Application
A. Bioactive Natural Products: Secondary
Metabolites
Communication with the host and within associated microbial communities was demonTable 16.1 Strain collections comprising a significant number of marine fungal strains
Collection
Focus organisms
Web contact
a
Description
American type culture
collection (ATCC)
Filamentous fungi and
yeasts, representing
over 7600 fungal
species
www.lgcstandards-atcc.org/en/
Products/
Cells_and_Microorganisms/
Fungi_and_Yeast.aspx
Offers storage and
management of
biomaterials
Biological Resource
Center, NITE
(NBRC)
Filamentous fungi and
yeasts
www.nite.go.jp/en/nbrc/
General deposit possible
Canadian Collection
of Fungal Cultures
(CCFC)
Over 350,000 fungal and
fungal plant disease
specimens
https://www5.agr.gc.ca/eng/
scientific-collaboration-andresearch-in-agriculture/
collection-of-fungal-culturesdaomc/?id¼1503505359059
Small subset of national
culture collection
comprises marine isolates
mFSC Flensburg strain
collection of
marine fungi
Unclassified marine
fungal isolates
https://hs-flensburg.de/
forschung/fue/
forschungsinstitute/zait
Collection from different
marine habitats, in
preparation for storage
in public collection
Kiel collection of
marine microbes
Marine fungi
www.geomar.de
Collection of marine fungi
at Helmholtz Centre for
Ocean Research,
GEOMAR, not public
Marbank
Marine organisms from
Norwegian waters
https://en.uit.no/forskning/
forskningsgrupper/gruppe?
p_document_id¼405720
Offers storage of samples,
marine products and
customized sampling
National Center for
Genetic
Engineering and
Biotechnology
(BIOTEC)
2486 fungal species
b
www.thai2bio.net
Small subset of marine
isolates
United Kingdom
National Culture
Collection
Central access point for a
variety of collections:
fungi, yeast,
pathogenic fungi
www.ukncc.co.uk
Small subset of national
culture collection
comprising also marine
isolates
Westerdijk Fungal
Biodiversity
Institute
More than 50,000 fungal
strains
www.westerdijkinstitute.nl/
Small subset of national
culture collection
comprising also marine
isolates
Adapted from Reich and Labes (2017)
a
Accessed 12th February 2020
b Number obtained 12th February 2020
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to elucidate new compounds. Combination of
molecular methods and genomic approaches
will also contribute to solve the problems
related to taxonomy and species identification
of marine fungi (Reich and Labes 2017; Kramer
et al. 2016).
IV. Biotechnological Products and
Processes: From Potential to
Application
A. Bioactive Natural Products: Secondary
Metabolites
Communication with the host and within associated microbial communities was demonTable 16.1 Strain collections comprising a significant number of marine fungal strains
Collection
Focus organisms
Web contact
a
Description
American type culture
collection (ATCC)
Filamentous fungi and
yeasts, representing
over 7600 fungal
species
www.lgcstandards-atcc.org/en/
Products/
Cells_and_Microorganisms/
Fungi_and_Yeast.aspx
Offers storage and
management of
biomaterials
Biological Resource
Center, NITE
(NBRC)
Filamentous fungi and
yeasts
www.nite.go.jp/en/nbrc/
General deposit possible
Canadian Collection
of Fungal Cultures
(CCFC)
Over 350,000 fungal and
fungal plant disease
specimens
https://www5.agr.gc.ca/eng/
scientific-collaboration-andresearch-in-agriculture/
collection-of-fungal-culturesdaomc/?id¼1503505359059
Small subset of national
culture collection
comprises marine isolates
mFSC Flensburg strain
collection of
marine fungi
Unclassified marine
fungal isolates
https://hs-flensburg.de/
forschung/fue/
forschungsinstitute/zait
Collection from different
marine habitats, in
preparation for storage
in public collection
Kiel collection of
marine microbes
Marine fungi
www.geomar.de
Collection of marine fungi
at Helmholtz Centre for
Ocean Research,
GEOMAR, not public
Marbank
Marine organisms from
Norwegian waters
https://en.uit.no/forskning/
forskningsgrupper/gruppe?
p_document_id¼405720
Offers storage of samples,
marine products and
customized sampling
National Center for
Genetic
Engineering and
Biotechnology
(BIOTEC)
2486 fungal species
b
www.thai2bio.net
Small subset of marine
isolates
United Kingdom
National Culture
Collection
Central access point for a
variety of collections:
fungi, yeast,
pathogenic fungi
www.ukncc.co.uk
Small subset of national
culture collection
comprising also marine
isolates
Westerdijk Fungal
Biodiversity
Institute
More than 50,000 fungal
strains
www.westerdijkinstitute.nl/
Small subset of national
culture collection
comprising also marine
isolates
Adapted from Reich and Labes (2017)
a
Accessed 12th February 2020
b Number obtained 12th February 2020
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