Universitas Airlangga Collection Culture
Introduction
UACC is part of the Faculty of Science and Technology under authority of Universitas Airlangga which manages microbial collections. The purpose of the establishment of UACC is to preserve microbes (bacteria, yeast, and fungi) that have been isolated by researchers from Universitas Airlangga and others, so that they are well organized and their potential is maintained. UACC is located in the Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia. UACC was established in 2018 with the initiation of Universitas Airlangga researchers. The head of UACC is Dr. Ni’matuzahroh who is lecturer and researcher at Biology Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga. Activities carried out by UACC include isolation, characterization, potential testing, identification, storage and maintenance, microbial distribution, and microbial data collection.
Services
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Deposit:
Microbes are stored in the refrigerator at 4⁰C for short term preservation, and stored in a vial containing beads equipped with cryopreservation and stored in a freezer with a temperature of -20⁰C and liquid nitrogen preservation for long term preservation.
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Distribution:
Microbial collections are traded. Customers come from institutions or companies
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Testing:
Microbial testing is also carried out at the microbiology laboratory Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, include biochemical tests, molecular tests, and microbial potential tests.
Type of microorganisms or biomaterials in collection
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Bacteria
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Filamentous fungi and mushrooms
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Yeasts
Contact
Address
- Collection name:
Universitas Airlangga Collection Culture
- Collection name:
UACC
- Institute:
Universitas Airlangga
- Address:
Faculty of Science and Technology, ¬Universitas Airlangga, Kampus C Mulyorejo Surabaya (60115), Indonesia.
- Tel:
62-31 5936501/ Fax: 62-31 5926804
- Email:
fsaintek@unair.ac.id
- Website:
http://www.fst.unair.ac.id
Head of collection
- Name:
Dr. Ni’matuzahroh
- Position:
Researcher and lecturer of Biology Department Universitas Airlangga
- Email:
nimatuzahroh@fst.unair.ac.id