World Data Center of Microorganisms

WFCC-MIRCEN World Data Centre for Microorganisms (WDCM) provides a comprehensive directory of culture collections, databases on microbes and cell lines, and the gateway to biodiversity, molecular biology and genome projects.The WFCC is a Multidisciplinary Commission of the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) and a Federation within the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS). The WFCC is concerned with the collection, authentication, maintenance and distribution of cultures of microorganisms and cultured cells. Its aim is to promote and support the establishment of culture collections and related services, to provide liaison and set up an information network between the collections and their users, to organise workshops and conferences, publications and newsletters and work to ensure the long term perpetuation of important collections.

WFCC-MIRCEN世界微生物资源中心（WDCM）提供了一部详尽的微生物和细胞系文化库目录，微生物数据库，以及通往生物多样性、分子生物学和基因组项目的门户。WFCC是国际生物科学联合会（IUBS）的多学科委员会，并在国际微生物学会联合会（IUMS）内构成一个联合会。WFCC致力于微生物和培养细胞的收集、鉴定、维护与分发，旨在促进和支持文化库及相关服务的建立，搭建收集机构与使用者之间的联络和信息网络，组织研讨会和会议，出版刊物和通讯，并致力于确保重要收藏的长期传承。