Roscoff Culture Collection (RCC)
Main activity
The Roscoff Culture Collection (RCC) maintains and distributes approximately 5000 strains of marine microalgae, macroalgae, protists, bacteria and viruses. It is located at the Station Biologique in Roscoff (France) which is run by Sorbonne University and the CNRS. The RCC is part of the European infrastructure EMBRC and the French national infrastructure EMBRC-France.
Description
Certification, standardization, calibration
Category
Marine biology
Biological experiments and ecosystem studies
Biological resources
Aquaculture
Biological experiments and ecosystem studies
Biological resources
Aquaculture
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Scientific disciplines
Bioinformatics
Marine Ecology
Marine Ecology
Strategic areas of action
Environmental and coastal planning and development
Marine biological resources
Marine biological resources
Examples of work
Infrastructure projects (ASSEMBLE+, EBB), biotech projects (NOMORFILM, EMBRIC, Polysalgue), scientific projects (Moore Foundation, Greenedge)
Type of entity
Platform
Keywords
Marine microorganisms, Microalgae, Culture Collection
Modification date: 09/04/2025 01:25:46
Cryopreservation of microorganism cultures
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Companies
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Terms of access
Research collaboration access
Full service access
Full service access
Access url
http://www.roscoff-culture-collection.org
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yes
no
Description
Cryopreservation of cultures of cultured microorganisms (microalgae, bacteria, viruses). Open access. Variable tarif according to user category.
Provision of microorganism cultures
Concerned publics
Companies
Research partners
Other researchers
All
Institutions
Others
Research partners
Other researchers
All
Institutions
Others
Terms of access
Research collaboration access
Full service access
Full service access
Access url
http://www.roscoff-culture-collection.org
Movable ?
yes
no
Description
Provision of starter cultures of cultured microorganisms (microalgae, bacteria, viruses). Open access. Variable tarif according to user category.
Identification of microorganism cultures
Concerned publics
Companies
Research partners
Other researchers
All
Institutions
Others
Research partners
Other researchers
All
Institutions
Others
Terms of access
Research collaboration access
Full service access
Full service access
Access url
http://www.roscoff-culture-collection.org
Movable ?
yes
no
Description
Identification of cultures of cultured microorganisms (microalgae, bacteria, viruses). Open access. Variable tarif according to user category.
The Roscoff Marine Station is a research and teaching centre for marine biology and ecology. It depends on the CNRS and Sorbonne University.
The National Center for Scientific Research
Sorbonne University is a multidisciplinary, research-intensive and world-class academic institution. Firmly rooted in the heart of Paris, it is committed to the success of its students and devoted to meeting the scientific challenges of the 21st century.
Adress
Station Biologique de Roscoff - Place Georges Teissier
Address line 2
CS 90074
Zip code/Postcode
29688
Town/city
ROSCOFF
