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Mawarid Microbial Genetic Resources Collection
Documents, preserves and cultures Oman's microbial diversity for research and biotechnology, including the country's first national microbial culture collection initiative.
01 / Project overview
What the record establishes.
- Geographic scope
- Microbial ecosystems across Oman
- Project type
- Culture collection and microbial database
- Research domain
- Microbial diversity, conservation and biotechnology
- Years
- Not stated
- Lifecycle status
- active
- Status basis
- The current Mawarid page reports live collection totals and describes continuing collection and preservation.
- Status evidence date
- 2026-08-15
- Scale
- About 1,810 fungal records representing roughly 500 strains and 850 bacterial records representing roughly 420 strains.
02 / Organizations and population
Who and what the project connects.
- Lead organizations
- Mawarid – Oman Animal and Plant Genetic Resources Center
- Partner organizations
- Not stated
- Organism / population
- Fungi and bacteria isolated from Omani ecosystems
03 / Data and access
What exists and how it can be reached.
Data types
- microbial records
- culture collection
- taxonomic identification
- strain metadata
Data access
Not stated; public project metadata only
Identifiers
No public accession or identifier is listed for this record.
04 / Evidence and provenance
Why the record is included.
Inclusion basis
Named project or platform in the current official Mawarid national genetic-resources portfolio.
Editorial note
A collection/platform, not one sampling cohort.
Sources
- primary record source Verified 2026-08-15
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