BCCM/ITM mycobacteria collection
BCCM/ITM is a collection of well documented mycobacteria, characterized by phenotypic and/or genotypic tests. It comprises strains from human, animal and environmental origin from all continents spanning from 1960 to date, covering more than 110 mycobacterial species.  While having an emphasis on (drug-resistant) M. tuberculosis complex, all mycobacterial species can be deposited in the BCCM/ITM collection.  BCCM/ITM greatly welcomes deposits of Type strains for newly described species, and accepts pathogens up to risk class 3.   https://bccm.belspo.be/about-ITM