THE UAMH CENTRE FOR GLOBAL MICROFUNGAL BIODIVERSITY
is a premier repository of biomedically and environmentally important fungi and bacteria, including emerging pathogens, opportunists, allergenic and toxigenic species. The public biobank comprises nearly 12,000 living biospecimens representing over 3,200 species. It is the largest and most important research archive of public health-relevant microfungi in the western hemisphere and one of only two top-level biobanks of these organisms in the world. The majority of the strains are uniquely held in UAMH and not replicated elsewhere. The biobank continues to be a critical resource to Canadian scientists for research, manufacturing, and diagnostic testing. The UAMH microbial biobank is affiliated with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.

Our ongoing struggle to maintain sufficient funding to keep the biobank in Canada was recently profiled by CBC News. Your generous supportd will help ensure a stable future for this irreplaceable Canadian resource. Donate here and receive a charitable gift receipt.


Where do UAMH strains come from?

Each of the dots on this map indicate the collection location of one or multiple strains available in the UAMH biobank. View larger map

Services and Catalogue

    Biobank Highlights


    Are you depositing a fungal sequence or using a fungus in your research?

    Ensure that your scientific work is verifiable by depositing the isolate in the UAMH, a member of the Global Registry of Biorepositories (GRBio)

    Chromatogram

    Genome sequences

    Fungal diseases of humans and other mammals

    Fungal diseases of reptiles