Ukrainian National Collection of Microorganisms.

A list which describes microbial pools of the Ukrainian National Collection of Microorganisms created on the basis of the Institute of Microbiology and Virology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is presented. Collection guarantees maintenance of over 3500 strains of microscopic fungi, yeasts, coryne- and nocardioforms, streptomycetes, methane-oxidizing and methylotrophic bacteria, bacilli, phytopathogenic and nitrogen-fixing bacteria, gram-positive catalase positive aerobic cocci, pseudomonads, lactic-acid bacteria and mycoplasmas. Over 250 type strains and over 300 strains of microorganisms useful for medicine, economy and biotechnology are maintained in the Collection.