CCP MICROS. COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS OF THE PASTEUR RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY

The Pasteur Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology has been collecting, studying the properties and storing pathogenic microorganisms since the 70s of the twentieth century. The collection represents a highly valuable conserved gene pool of microorganisms isolated by employees of microbiological and virological laboratories. The Micros Collective Use Center is based on the Pasteur Research Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology. The laboratories included in the structure have modern high-precision equipment and qualified personnel for the collection, identification and collection of strains of microorganisms of 3 and 4 pathogenicity groups.The institution is working with bacteria of the following families and genera:Gram + cocci:A) Staphylococcus aureus;Staphylococcus haemoliticus;Staphylococcus capitis;Staphylococcus warneri; Staphylococcus lugdunesis; Staphylococcus epidermidis; B) Streptococcus agalactiae;Streptococcus anginosus;Streptococcus bovis;Streptococcus canis;Streptococcus equi;Streptococcus intermedius;Streptococcus mitis;Streptococcus mutans;Streptococcus oralis;Streptococcus pneumoniae;Streptococcus salivarius;C) Enterococcus faecium;Gram - cocci:A) Moraxella cataralis;B) Neisseria subflava;Neisseria perflava;Neisseria flava;Neisseria sicca;Neisseria flavescens;Neisseria cinerea;Gram + sticks:A) Corynebacterium amycolatum;Corynebacterium diphtheriae;Corynebacterium striatum;Corynebacterium xerosis;B) Bacillus cereus;Bacillus subtilis;C) Listeria monocytgenes;Listeria innocua;Listeria welshimeri;Gram sticks:A) Citrobacter intermedius;B) Enterobacter cloacae;C) Escherichia coli;D) Haemophilus influenzae;E) Klebsiella pneumoniaeKlebsiella oxytoca;F) Proteus mirabilis;Proteus vulgaris;G) Pseudomonas aeruginosa;Pseudomonas putida;H) Acinetobacter baumannii; Acinetobacter lwoffii;I) Yersinia pseudotuberculosis;Yersinia enterocolitica;K) Stenotrophomonas maltophilia;The collection allows for fundamental and applied research in the field of microbiology and virology for various purposes.The main functions of the collection:• collection and storage of bacterial strains of pathogenicity groups III-IV;• complex microbiological and molecular genetic characteristics of collection strains; • information and scientific and methodological support for activities carried out in relation to bacteria of pathogenicity groups III-IV.The main research areas supported by the collection:- molecular epidemiology and molecular microbiology of bacterial infections; - use of strains of microorganisms in various experimental works on in vivo and in vitro models; - provision of museum samples to scientific institutions for research; - demonstration of characterized museum strains in secondary and higher educational institutions; - provision of advisory and scientific and methodological assistance to institutions of scientific and practical profile- identification of pathogens of nosocomial infections in medical institutions with an assessment of sensitivity to antibacterial drugs.