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Sohag University Microbial Culture Collection (SUMCC)

Sohag University Microbial Culture Collection (SUMCC) was established in 2016 at the Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Sohag University to:

  1. Preserve microbial strains.
  2. Maintain herbarium materials of microbial strains.
  3. Provide microbial strains to students and researchers.
  4. Identify microbial strains.
  5. Organize workshops about isolation of microbes and how to preserve them.

SUMCC has 600 microbial strains that represent 89 microbial taxa that include: 55 fungal taxa isolated from freshwater habitats, 19 marine fungal taxa, 11 fungal taxa from terrestrial habitats, 3 bacterial species, 3 thraustochytrid species and one dinoflagellate species. Among the 89 microbial taxa at SUMCC, there are ex-type cultures of seven new species.

A total of 232 herbarium materials of microbial strains are preserved at SUMCC that include: 203 fungal and 29 myxogastria taxa. The fungal taxa include: 196 species from aquatic habitats (106 marine and 90 freshwater species) and 7 from terrestrial habitats. SUMCC has the largest herbarium collection of aquatic fungi in Egypt and the Middle East in general. Among the 232 microbial herbarium materials at SUCC, there are 16 holotype and 25 isotype materials of new genera and species described from Egypt, Japan and Saudi Arabia.     

Holotypes at SUMCC

  1. Chaetopsina aquaticaS. Bakhit & A.E. Abdel-Aziz, Phytotaxa 511(3): 292 (2021)
  2. Cryptosphaeria jizanensisAbdel-Wahab & E.B.G. Jones, in Abdel-Wahab, Jones & Bahkali, Phytotaxa 696(4): 279 (2025)
  3. Cryptosphaeria maris-rubriAbdel-Wahab & E.B.G. Jones, in Abdel-Wahab, Jones & Bahkali, Phytotaxa 696(4): 281 (2025)
  4. Cumulospora marina(sexual stage) I. Schmidt, Mycotaxon 24: 421 (1985)
  5. Dematipyriforma aquatica Abdel-Aziz & Abdel-Wahab, in Jayawardena et al., Fungal Diversity 117: 132 (2023) [2022]
  6. Dematipyriforma globisporaAbdel-Aziz & Abdel-Wahab, in Jayawardena et al., Fungal Diversity 117: 134 (2023) [2022]
  7. Dematipyriforma nilotica Abdel-Aziz & Abdel-Wahab, in Jayawardena et al., Fungal Diversity 117: 135 (2023) [2022]
  8. Matsusporium japonica Abdel-Wahab & E.B.G. Jones, in Dayarathne, Jones, Rämä, Hagestad, Abdel-Wahab, Bahkali, Prematunga, Azevedo, Hyde, Caeiro, Barata, Sarma, Devadatha, Guo, Sakayaroj & Pang, Mycosphere 16(1): 130 (2025)
  9. Paraloratospora edkuensis Bakhit & Abdel-Wahab, Botanica Marina 68(2): 146 (2025).
  10. Kochiella japonica Abdel-Wahab (in press)
  11. Qarounispora grandiappendiculata Nourel-Din, Abdel-Aziz, Abdel-Wahab, Phytotaxa 530 (1): 91(2022).
  12. Safagamyces marinusBakhit & Abdel-Wahab, Phytotaxa 568(2): 225 (2022) 
  13. Sammeyersia yanbuensis Abdel-Wahab & E.B.G. Jones, in Dayarathne, Jones, Rämä, Hagestad, Abdel-Wahab, Bahkali, Prematunga, Azevedo, Hyde, Caeiro, Barata, Sarma, Devadatha, Guo, Sakayaroj & Pang, Mycosphere 16(1): 154 (2025)
  14. Submersispora sohagensis Abdel-Wahab (in press)
  15. Saturnispora mangrovi El-Samawaty, Boekhout & Abdel-Wahab, in El-Samawaty, Boekhout, Yassin & Abdel-Wahab, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 70(2): 980 (2019)
  16. Torpedospora yanbuensis Abdel-Wahab & E.B.G. Jones, in Abdel-Wahab, Jones, Elgorban & Bahkali, Nova Hedwigia 115(3-4): 399 (2022)

ISOTYPE OF THE NEW TAXA AT SUMCC

ISO-, a duplicate or part of the type collection

  1. Acrocalymma bipolare Abdel-Aziz & Abdel-Wahab, in Dong et al., Fungal Diversity 105: 363 (2020)
  2. Amarenographium solium Abdel-Wahab, Hodhod, Bahkali & K.D. Hyde, Cryptog. Mycol. 33(3): 289 (2012)
  3. Ascoglobospora marina Abdel-Wahab, in Liu et al., Fungal Diversity 124: 58 (2024)
  4. Dictyosporium aquaticum Abdel-Aziz, in Liu et al., Fungal Diversity 72: 72 (2015)
  5. Farasanispora avicenniae Abdel-Wahab, Bahkali & E.B.G. Jones, in Li et al., Fungal Diversity 78: 65 (2016)
  6. Fulvocentrum rubrum Abdel-Wahab, in Abdel-Wahab, Jones, Bahkali & El-Gorban, Nova Hedwigia 108(3-4): 370 (2018)
  7. Fusoidigranularius nilensis (Abdel-Wahab & Abdel-Aziz) W. Dong, H. Zhang & K.D. Hyde, in Dong, Hyde, Jeewon, Doilom, Yu, Wang, Liu, Hu, Nalumpang & Zhang, Mycosphere 12(1): 20 (2021)
  8. Gesasha mangrovei Abdel-Wahab & Nagah., Nova Hedwigia 92(3-4): 507 (2011)
  9. Halobyssothecium unicellulare (Abdel-Aziz) M.S. Calabon, K.D. Hyde & E.B.G. Jones, in Calabon, Jones, Hyde, Boonmee, Tibell, Pang & Phookamsak, Mycol. Progr. 20: 715 (2021)
  10. Halobyssothecium voraginesporum (Abdel-Wahab, Bahkali & E.B.G. Jones) M.S. Calabon, K.D. Hyde & E.B.G. Jones, in Calabon, Jones, Hyde, Boonmee, Tibell, Pang & Phookamsak, Mycol. Progr. 20: 716 (2021)
  11. Kallichroma asperum Abdel-Wahab, Bahkali & E.B.G. Jones, in Abdel-Wahab, Bahkali, Gareth Jones, Elgorban, Abdel-Aziz, Hodhod & Al-Hebshi, Phytotaxa 260(1): 69 (2016)
  12. Kallichroma ellipsoideum Abdel-Wahab, Bahkali & E.B.G. Jones, in Abdel-Wahab, Bahkali, Gareth Jones, Elgorban, Abdel-Aziz, Hodhod & Al-Hebshi, Phytotaxa 260(1): 70 (2016)
  13. Khaleijomyces umikazeanus Abdel-Wahab, in Boonmee et al., Fungal Diversity 111: 207 (2021)
  14. Murispora purpurea Bakhit, A.E. Abdel-Aziz & Abdel-Aziz, in Bakhit, Abdel-Aziz, Mahmoud & Abdel-Aziz, Sydowia 76: 153 (2024)
  15. Murispora triseptata (E.B.G. Jones & Abdel-Wahab) Magaña-Dueñas, Cano & Stchigel, in Magaña-Dueñas, Stchigel & Cano-Lira, Microorganisms 8(9, no. 1355): 8 (2020)
  16. Neohelicascus egyptiacus (Abdel-Wahab & Abdel-Aziz) W. Dong, K.D. Hyde & H. Zhang, in Dong et al., Fungal Diversity 105: 466 (2020)
  17. Nia lenicarpa Abdel-Wahab & E.B.G. Jones, in Abdel-Wahab, Jones, Abdel-Aziz & Bahkali, Phytotaxa 406(3): 161 (2019)
  18. Pleurotheciella nilotica Abdel-Aziz & Abdel-Wahab, in Abdel-Aziz, Bahkali, Elgorban & Abdel-Wahab, Nova Hedwigia 110(1-2): 94 (2020)
  19. Robillarda sohagensis Abdel-Wahab, Abul-Ezz & Bakhit, in Haelewaters et al., Sydowia 72: 293 (2020)
  20. Saagaromyces mangroveiAbdel-Wahab, Bahkali & E.B.G. Jones, in Liu et al., Fungal Diversity 72: 32 (2015)
  21. Savoryella sarushimana Abdel-Wahab & E.B.G. Jones, in Zhang, Abdel-Wahab, Hyde, Jones, Hyde & Liu, Phytotaxa 408(3): 200 (2019)
  22. Shinkaeomyces bipolaris Abdel-Wahab (in press)
  23. Trichaleurina asperispora Abdel-Wahab (in press)
  24. Uniomyces hakkeijimanus Abdel-Wahab, in Dong et al., Fungal Diversity: 10.1007/s13225-025-00560-3, [159] (2025)
  25. Vanakripa nilotica (Abdel-Aziz) Goh, S.Y. Hsieh & C.H. Kuo, Mycol. Progr. 22(8, no. 61): 14 (2023)

 

CURATORS

Mohamed A. Abdel-Wahab

Professor of Marine Mycology

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag 82524, Egypt

Homepage: http://staffsites.sohag-univ.edu.eg/mohamed.eisa 

Email: mohamed.eisa@science.sohag.edu.eg

Professor Abdel-Wahab has been working on marine fungi since 1993 and has published 92 articles in international ISI journals, 2 book chapters, supervised 3 PhD students and 7 MSc students. Professor Abdel-Wahab studied marine fungi in several countries including: Egypt, Hong Kong, Thailand, Bahamas Islands, Australia, USA and Japan. Prof. Abdel-Wahab is a well-known marine mycologist and has described two new orders, three new families, 19 new genera, 62 new species and 11 new combinations. Prof. Abdel-Wahab is a curator of the marine fungi website: Search Marine Fungi  

Faten A. Abdel-Aziz

Professor of Aquatic Mycology

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag 82524, Egypt

Email: FatenAbdel-Aziz@science.sohag.edu.eg

Professor Abdel-Aziz has been working on aquatic fungi since 1997 and has published 27 articles in international ISI journals and supervised 7 MSc students. Prof. Abdel-Aziz has described 7 new genera, 19 new species and 3 new combinations.

 

> Mahmoud S. Bakhit

Assistant professor of mycology

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag 82524, Egypt

Email: mahmoudsaad@science.sohag.edu.eg

Assistant professor Bakhit has been working on fungi since 2005 and has described a new genus and 5 new species.

Ali A. H. Nourel-Din> 

Assistant Lecturer – Marine Mycology

Email: ali_mazen@science.sohag.edu.eg 

> Asmaa F. Mahmoud

Demonstrator – Freshwater Mycology

Email: Asmaa.Fathy@science.sohag.edu.eg

 

Aya S. A. Youssef

Demonstrator – Freshwater Mycology

Email: aya.salah@science.sohag.edu.eg

Academic Staff

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