The Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organisms (BCCM™) consist of seven complementary research-based service culture collections:

Four collections were at the basis of the BCCM consortium:

• BCCM/IHEM biomedical fungi & yeasts
  
  
• BCCM/LMBP plasmids & DNA libraries
  
  
• BCCM/LMG bacteria
  
  
• BCCM/MUCL (agro)industrial fungi & yeasts

Three collections have recently joined the BCCM consortium:

• BCCM/DCG diatoms
  
  
• BCCM/ITM mycobacteria
  
  
• BCCM/ULC polar cyanobacteria

These collections are coordinated by a central team at the Belgian Federal Science Policy.

The BCCM™ consortium aims to share the biological material of its collections, related information, as well as its experience and know-how in the field of fundamental and applied (micro)biology, to the benefit of its partners and clients in the academic and industrial communities.
The BCCM™ collections therefore combine scientific expertise with quality in service.