Czech Collection of Microorganisms

Czech Collection of Microorganisms (CCM)

The CCM is a specialized research and service facility that maintains and provides cultures of microorganisms for the needs of basic and applied research, industry, routine laboratories, biotechnology and education.

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Psychrotolerant Erwinia psychrophila sp. nov. and Erwinia magellanica sp. nov. isolated from penguin faeces

I. Sedláček et al. (2026). Curr Microbiol 83, 93.

Prof. RNDr. Ivo Sedláček, CSc., concludes his professional career

We are saying farewell to Prof. RNDr. Ivo Sedláček, CSc., our long-standing head, who is retiring, and we thank him for the many years we shared.

Bacteriologist Pavel Švec heads to Antarctica

In January 2026, Pavel Švec will travel to the Johann Gregor Mendel Czech Research Station on James Ross Island to expand our collection with bacterial isolates from lake sediments.

Enterococcus

P. Švec et al. (2025). Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria.