WFCC - PUBLICATIONS

WFCC On-line Information

Reports (available through Bioline Publications)
Newsletters (available through Bioline Publications)
Maintenance of Microorganisms and Cultured Cells (Academic Press, available through Bioline Publications)
The Biodiversity Convention: Some Implications for Microbiology and Resource Centres

WFCC hardcopies

Guide to the World Data Center on Microorganism with a List of Culture Collections in the World. 1st ed. Eds: Y. Takishima, J. Shimura, Y. Ugawa and H. Sugawara. 1989. (ISSN 0915-6682).

Guidelines for the Establishment and Operation of Collections of Cultures of Microorganisms. Editors: David Hawksworth, I. Sastramihardja, Robert Kokke & Robert Stevenson. 1990.

TIS - TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEETS, Technical Information for Culture Collections' Curators in Developing Countries. Editor: Khursheed A. Malik. 1992.

LIVING RESOURCES FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY, a series of books for scientists in industry, research institutions and universities working in the field of biotechnology and using microbiological materials.

Filamentous Fungi

Chapters and Authors: Resource centres (D.L. Hawksworth); Information resources (M.I. Krichevsky, B.-O. Fabricius, H. Sugawara); Administration and safety (D.L. Hawksworth, K.Allner); Culture and preservation (D. Smith); Identification (D.L. Hawksworth); Patent protection for biotechnological inventions (I.J. Bousfield); Culture collection services (D. Allsopp, F.P. Simione); Organisation of resource centres (B.E. Kirsop, E.J. DaSilva, A.H. Onions, J.I. Pitt). Editors: D.L. Hawksworth, B.E. Kirsop. 1988.

Yeasts

Chapters and Authors: Resource centres (B.E. Kirsop); Information resources (M.I. Krichevsky, B.- O. Fabricius, H. Sugawara); Administration and safety (B.E. Kirsop, C.P. Kurtzman, K. Allner); Culture and preservation (B.E. Kirsop); Identification and taxonomy (C.P. Kurtzman); Patent protection for biotechnological inventions (I.J. Bousfield); Culture collection services (D. Allsopp, F.P. Simione); Organisation of resource centres (B.E. Kirsop, E.J. DaSilva). Editors: B.E. Kirsop, C.P. Kurtzman. 1988.

Bacteria

Chapters and Authors: Resource centres (L.R. Hill, K. Komagata, R.L. Gherna); Information resources (M.I. Krichevsky, H. Sugawara); Administration and safety (L.R. Hill, R.L. Gherna); Culture and maintenance (L.R. Hill, M. Kocur, K.A. Malik); Identification (L.R. Hill, K.A. Malik, K. Komagata); Patent protection for biotechnological inventions (I.J. Bousfield); Culture collection services (D. Allsopp, F.P. Simione); Organisation of resource centres (B.E. Kirsop, E.J. DaSilva). Editors: L.R. Hill, B.E. Kirsop. 1991.

Animal Cells

Chapters and Authors: Resource centres (A. Doyle, R. Hay, T. Ohno, H. Sugawara); Information resources (L. Blaine, M.I. Krichevsky, H. Sugawara); Administration and safety (A. Doyle, K. Allner); Culture and maintenance (A. Doyle, J.B. Griffiths, C.B. Morris, D.G. Newell); Quality control (A. Doyle, C.B. Morris, J.M. Mowles); Patent protection for biotechnological inventions (I.J. Bousfield); Culture collection services (D. Allsopp, F.P. Simione); Organisation of resource centres (B.E. Kirsop, E.J. DaSilva). Editors: A. Doyle, R. Hay, B.E. Kirsop. 1991.

The Biodiversity Convention and Resources Centres. Eds: D. Hawksworth and B. Kirsop. 1994.

PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings of The First International Conference of Culture Collections (ICCC). Tokyo, Japan. 1968. Theme: Culture Collections of Microorganisms. Eds: H. Iizuka, T. Hasegawa, Y. Tsunematsu, T. Nei, Y. Okami, J. Yasuda, E. Yabuuchi. 1970.

PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings of The Second International Conference of Culture Collections (ICCC-II). Sao Paulo, Brazil. 1973. Eds: A.F. Pestana de Castro, E.J. DaSilva, V.B.D. Skerman, W.W. Leveritt. 1976.

PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings of The Third International Conference of Culture Collections (ICCC-III). Bombay, India. 1976. Eds: F. Fernandes, R. C. Pereira. 1977.

PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings of The Fourth International Conference of Culture Collections (ICCC-IV). Brno, Czechoslovakia. 1981. Eds: M. Kocur, E.J. DaSilva. 1984.

PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings of The Fifth International Conference of Culture Collections (ICCC-V). Bangkok, Thailand. 1984. Theme: International Resources for Biotechnology. Eds: L.I. Sly, P. Atthasampunna. 1988.

PROCEEDINGS
Final Announcement of The Sixth International Conference of Culture Collections (ICCC-VI). Theme: The Microbial Gene Pool. (Including abstracts of all oral and poster presentations) Maryland, USA. 1988.

PROCEEDINGS
100 Years of Culture Collections" - Proceedings of the Kral Symposium to celebrate the centenary of the establishment of the first recorded service culture collection. Osaka, Japan. 1990. Editors: Lindsay Sly, Teiji Iijima & Barbara Kirsop. 1990. (ISBN 4-938693-01-1).

PROCEEDINGS
Endangered Culture Collections" - Proceedings of the First and Second International Symposia. I. Present Status of Culture Collections. Prague, Czechoslovakia. 1987. II. Rescue of Endangered Culture Collections. Maryland, USA. 1988. Editor: Rita R. Colwell. 1992.

PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings of The Seventh International Conference of Culture Collections (ICCC-VII). Beijing, China. 1992. Theme: Biodiversity and the Role of Culture Collections. Eds. L. Sly, V. Canhos, D. Fritze, D.- K. Song. (Abstracts available online).