News

September – A Busy Month for Meetings and Conferences

After a well-deserved summer break, CCM staff members participated in several scientific meetings to present the results of their research, gain new knowledge, and find inspiration for future work.

CCM Included in Masaryk University Institutional Research Infrastructures

The Czech Collection of Microorganisms has been included among the institutional research infrastructures of Masaryk University.

Three novel Rothia species associated with Antarctic birds harbour novel biosynthetic gene clusters

V. Koublová et al. (2026). FEMS Microbiol Ecol 102, fiag056.

Student visit to the CCM

In the frame of the Microbiology Excursions course, biology and biochemistry students from the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University visited our collection.

RNDr. Luděk Sehnal, Ph.D. appointed as the new Head of the Czech Collection of Microorganisms

As of 1 February 2026, the leadership of the Czech Collection of Microorganisms will be assumed by RNDr. Luděk Sehnal, Ph.D.

Vermiconidia endohyphata sp. nov., Vermiconidia lapidea sp. nov., and Vermiconidia mendeliana sp. nov. (Mycosphaerellales, Extremaceae): novel rock-inhabiting fungi from James Ross and Tail Islands, Antarctica

M. Laichmanová et al. (2026). Mycol Progress 25, 5. 

Psychrotolerant enterobacters inhabiting the gut of Antarctic fishes of the family Nototheniidae and description of Enterobacter hoffmannii subsp. nototheniae subsp. nov.

I. Sedláček et al. (2025). Czech Polar Rep 15, 224-248.

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.

Two new psychrotolerant Massilia species inhibit plant pathogens Clavibacter and Curtobacterium

I. Sedláček et al. (2025). Sci Rep 15, 26134.

Microbial culture lyophilisation service

Do you need to preserve microbial strains with unique properties for long-term use? Take advantage of our service lyophilisation offer.

New strains in the CCM

In response to the needs and demands of our customers, we are expanding our collection with new strains applicable across various fields of microbiology.

Student visit to the CCM

In the frame of the Microbiology Excursions course, biology and biochemistry students from the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University visited our collection.

Student visit to the CCM

Students from the Biology Seminar at JAK Gymnasium in Uherský Brod visited our facility for an excursion on February 6, 2025.

GAMU Career Restart grant awarded to our colleague Jitka Vives

Our colleague, Jitka Vives, has succeeded in the Career Restart project focused on the analysis of Antarctic bacteria adapted to cold environments.

Mycologist Monika Laichmanová heads to CZ*ECO Nelson base

On 11 January 2025, Monika Laichmanová will depart for the CZ*ECO Nelson base to expand our collection of fungal isolates from Antarctic rocks, soil and mosses.

RNDr. Ludmila Marvanová, CSc. (1931 - 2024)

Corynebacterium mendelii sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from Adélie penguin oral cavity

V. Koublová et al. (2024). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 74, 006244.

Pseudomonas petrae sp. nov. isolated from regolith samples in Antarctica

D. Nováková et al. (2023). Syst Appl Microbiol 46, 126424.

Corynebacterium antarcticum sp. nov., Corynebacterium marambiense sp. nov., Corynebacterium meridianum sp. nov., and Corynebacterium pygosceleis sp. nov., isolated from Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae)

P. Švec et al. (2023). Syst Appl Microbiol 46, 126390.

Pedobacter fastidiosus sp. nov., isolated from glacial habitats of maritime Antarctica

P. Švec et al. (2022). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 72, 005309.

Characterisation of waterborne psychrophilic Massilia isolates with violacein production and description of Massilia antarctica sp. nov.

I. Sedláček et al. (2022). Microorganisms 10, 704.

Flavobacterium flabelliforme sp. nov. and Flavobacterium geliluteum sp. nov., two multidrug-resistant psychrotrophic species isolated from Antarctica

S. Králová et al. (2021). Front Microbiol 12, 729977.

The antibiotic crisis: Can hunting for antibiotics in the World´s coldest place help?

S. Králová, Austrian Polar Research Institute (APRI), 2021.

Classification of a violacein-producing psychrophilic group of isolates associated with freshwater in Antarctica and description of Rugamonas violacea sp. nov.

I. Sedláček et al. (2021). Microbiol Spectr 9, e00452-21.

The Young Czech and Slovak Microbiologist 2020 Award

RNDr. Stanislava Králová, Ph.D. was awarded a price "The Young Czech and Slovak Microbiologist" from the Czechoslovak Society for Microbiology.