Biodiversity Collections - Bacterial and fungal cultures (International Collection of Micro-organisms from Plants, 'ICMP')
ICMP is a major international collection of plant bacteria, and a repository for micro-organisms of plant and animal origin of the New Zealand Reference Culture Collection.
It also includes cultures of the world's bacterial and fungal plant pathogens and of other micro-organisms closely associated with plants. It contains over 12,000 strains of micro-organisms.
A charge is made for the supply of cultures (except where suitable strains that enhance ICMP's inventory are offered in exchange). The charge is intended to cover the costs of culture maintenance, supply, and added value, but does not include any fee for the material or organism itself.
The searchable database of strains is now available online.
The old Catalogue may also be viewed in Acrobat format from here.
- International Collection of Micro-organisms from
Plants: Catalogue 1997.
(1.6MB Adobe Acrobat file)
- International Collection of Micro-organisms
from Plants: Catalogue Supplement 1999.
(114K Adobe Acrobat file)
Bacterial and fungal cultures contact:
 | Peter Buchanan Email  |
Landcare Research | |
Phone: +64 9 574 4100 |