Welcome to the Leibniz Institute DSMZ

German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH

Research

The research focus of the almost 100 scientists at the DSMZ are the various aspects of biodiversity in prokaryotes & eukaryotes.

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Collection

In our online shop we offer the most diverse portfolio of bioresources for researchers from academia & industry.

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Services

We offer a comprehensive portfolio of services like identification, characterization, specific analyses & online tools.

Services

News

LangjÃĪhrige Kooperation mit Bruker Daltonics verlÃĪngert

Die erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit zwischen der Leibniz-Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH mit der Brukerâ€Ķ

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Projekt ExTENd gestartet: Neue Digitalplattform soll Forschungsinfrastruktur und Expertise in Niedersachsen besser vernetzen

Den Zugang zu wissenschaftlicher Expertise, spezialisierten Molekular-Analyse-Technologien sowie Biobanken erleichtern und standortÞbergreifend eineâ€Ķ

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Leukemia: Researchers at the Leibniz Institute DSMZ identify the world’s first cell line with the KMT2A::SEPTIN6 fusion gene

For the first time, a laboratory model exists for this rare form of leukemia

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Protecting Wild Bees More Effectively – New Impulses from Wild‑Bee Research

The Bienenschutz Stuttgart e. V. is funding a forward-looking research project by the DSMZ and the JKI to decode the wild‑bee microbiome.

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Wildbienen besser schÞtzen - Neue Impulse der Wildbienenforschung

Der Bienenschutz Stuttgart fÃķrdert ein zukunftsweisendes Forschungsprojekt der DSMZ und des JKI zur EntschlÞsselung des Wildbienen-Mikrobioms.

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Blld von Dr. Andrey Yurkov, Leiter der Arbeitsgruppe Pilze und Pilzsystematik

Bioresources

Bacteria

Bacteria

> 41,500 strains

Archaea

Archaea

> 800 strains

Plant viruses

Plant viruses

> 1,000 viruses

Human & Animal Cell Lines

Human & Animal Cell Lines

> 990 cell lines

Plasmids

Plasmids

> 250 plasmids

Fungi & Yeasts

Fungi & Yeasts

> 10,600 strains

Bacteriophages

Bacteriophages

> 1,500 phages

Cyanobacteria & Protists

Cyanobacteria & Protists

> 180 bioresources

BacDive

The Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Our metadatabase of organism-linked information covering the multifarious aspects of bacterial and archaeal biodiversity.
 

TYGS

Type (Strain) Genome Server

TYGS offers a truly genome-based classification and identification of prokaryotic strains without overestimating phylogenetic confidence.

LPSN

List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature

LPSN is a compilation of all names of Bacteria & Archaea which have been validly published according to the Bacteriological Code.

Short Tandem Repeat (STR) Profile Search

Analysis of Short Tandem Repeats

Since STR microsatellites are stable as well as highly polymorphic in human populations, STR profiling is shown to be ideal for authentication of human cell line samples.Â