The Microbial Culture Collection, in Pune, is India's microbial culture collection centre, recognized by World Federation for Culture Collections (WFCC), and has a status of International Depositary Authority (IDA).
The Microbial Culture Collection is a national facility funded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India. The MCC is affiliated to National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, India. It is an affiliate member of the World Federation for Culture Collections (WFCC) and is registered with the World Data Centre for Microorganisms (WDCM, registration number 930). The main objectives of MCC are to act as a national depository, to supply authentic microbial cultures, and to provide related services to the scientific community working in research institutions, universities and industries.
The MCC was recognized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva, Switzerland as an International Depository Authority (IDA) in April 2011. The deposit of microorganisms under the Budapest Treaty is recognized to fulfill the requirement of patent procedure in 55 member countries.
The MCC scientists are actively involved in the research programmes relating to microbial diversity, metagenomics, ecology and taxonomy, using both classical and molecular approaches.