The IBK Mushroom Culture Collection of the M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany

Description

The Culture Collection activities are focused on preservation of genofund of macrofungi in pure culture and fundamental research on biology and biotechnology of edible and medicinal mushrooms. Dikaryotic strains of macromycetes from different taxonomic and ecological groups of broad geographical origin are maintained in the Collection. The collection is of great environmental importance for ex situ conservation of the fungal genetic resource. Introduction to culture and preservation of rare and endangered species of fungi in Ukraine are emphasized, particularly those species which are listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine. A special attention has been paid to the introduction of species and strain diversity of edible and medicinal mushrooms. In the IBK Collection contains a large number of strains commonly cultivated worldwide by producers of edible mushrooms and dietary and pharmacological substances. Culture collection of mushrooms is an important resource for development of mushroom growing in Ukraine and biotechnologies of dietary treatment and prevention supply, food supplements, pharmaceutical and biologically active substances.

Contacts

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Nina Bisko
email: nina.bisko49@gmail.com

TECHNICAL_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Margarita Lomberg
email: margarita@lomberg.kiev.ua

POINT_OF_CONTACT
Margarita Lomberg
email: margarita@lomberg.kiev.ua

The IBK Mushroom Culture Collection of the M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany
2, Tereshchenkivska st., 01004, Kyiv, Ukraine
Kyiv
01004
UA
email: bisko_nina@ukr.net