ATCC Mycology Collection is a world premium resource center for live fungi, housing over 27,000 strains of filamentous fungi and yeasts distributed among 1,500 genera and 7,500 species. Among them, 4,100 are type strains. Also included in this collection are genetic strains of  Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Cryptococcus neoformans and other yeasts.

Strains from the ATCC Mycology Collection are useful in a variety of research and industrial applications, including quality control organisms for commercial microbial identification systems, development and validation of test methods, and fungal and yeast genomic DNA for various PCR technologies and gene cloning. Mycology biomedical strains used in research of infectious diseases are studied to determine mechanism of pathogenesis and to improve detection, prevention and identification. A group of fungi that includes CLSI-designated QC and reference strains is available.

Conversion of inexpensive biomass to fuel-grade ethanol is another current area of study. Together with bacteria, fungi fulfill the indispensable role of decomposers in the biogeochemical cycle on earth. ATCC offers over 400 strains capable of breaking down various low-grade biomass produce environmentally-friendly renewable energy in the form of alcohols. To learn more read our technical bulletin.

Learn more about the Eumycetozoan project which includes organisms found in the protistology collection.

Preceptrol^® cultures offer an economical way to use well-characterized ATCC Genuine Cultures^®. Most are packaged in serum vials for ease of use.