- Institution: Roscoff Culture Collection
- Acronym: RCC
- Location:
Station Biologique, CNRS et Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 06)
29680 Roscoff
FRANCE
- Website: http://www.roscoff-culture-collection.org
- Correspondent:
Ian Probert, Daniel Vaulot
Tel.: +33 2 98 29 23 23
Fax: +33 2 98 29 23 23
e-mail: rcc@eccosite.org
Members holdings
The RCC holds about 3500 strains of which 2500 are distributed to research instutions and private companies.
- microalgae (diatoms, dinoflagellates, haptophytes, green algae)
- cyanobacteria (Synechococcus, Prochlorococcus)
- photheterotrophic bacteria
- viruses
Services offered
- Stock cultures (30 mL)
- Frozen cultures for molecular analyses
- Microalgal identification
Research
- Taxonomy
- Physiology (adaptation to light and temperature)
- Genomics
- Transcriptomics
- Interactions with viruses and parasites
Quality Management System
Database monitoring all events and information for the collection.