Culture Collection Unit, Mandalay Technological University
Introduction
Department of Biotechnology was established in 1998 under Yangon Technological University and moved to Mandalay Technological University in 2006. It consists of the following areas.
(a) Animal Biotechnology
(b) Aquaculture Biotechnology
(c) Plant and Agricultural Biotechnology
(d) Food Biotechnology
(e) Industrial Biotechnology
(f) Medical Biotechnology
(g) Environmental Biotechnology
(h) Molecular Biotechnology
(i) Bioinformatics.
DBT has been offering B.S (Biotechnology), M.S (Biotechnology) and Ph.D (Biotechnology). Mandalay Technological University joined to Anmicro meetings, workshops and trainings as a member university. Under MTU, DBT established the culture collection unit (C.C.U) and organized culture collection team (C.C.T) in 2015. C.C.T is making the collection of the microbial strains isolated by researchers and postgraduate students. Currently it is trying to share the knowledge on microbial database and make collaboration with national and international organizations in research area.
Services
- Deposit: -
- Distribution: C.C.U supports the strains to the microbiology laboratories of other institutions and universities.
- Testing: C.C.U is working on isolation and identification of the microbial strains in samples (e.g., water, food, fertilizer) by biochemical tests and can test their activities. C.C.U is trying to identify the samples by molecular techniques.
Type of microorganisms or biomaterials in collection
- Bacteria
- Filamentous fungi and mushrooms
- Yeasts
- Algae
Contact
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Address
- Collection name: Culture Collection Unit, Mandalay Technological University
- Collection name: CCU
- Institute: Department of Biotechnology Mandalay Technological University
- Address: Patheingyi Township, Mandalay City, Myanmar
- Tel: +95943044946
- Email: mtubiotech1998@gmail.com
- Name: Dr. Nyein Phyo Lin
- Position: Associate Professor
- Email: nyeinphyolin@gmail.com
Head of collection