{{Short description|UNESCO-supported network of microbial resource centres}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}}

{{Infobox organization | name = MIRCEN | full_name = Microbial Resources Centers | abbreviation = MIRCEN | type = International scientific network | purpose = Research and use of microbial resources | headquarters = International network | region_served = Worldwide | affiliations = UNESCO, World Federation for Culture Collections }}

'''MIRCEN''' ('''Microbial Resources Centers''') is an international network of microbiology and biotechnology centres established with support from UNESCO.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Wu |first=Linhuan |last2=Sun |first2=Qinglan |last3=Desmeth |first3=Philippe |title=World data centre for microorganisms: an information infrastructure to explore and utilize preserved microbial strains worldwide |journal=Nucleic Acids Research |volume=45 |issue=D1 |pages=D611–D618 |year=2017 |doi=10.1093/nar/gkw903 |pmc=5210620 |pmid=28053166 |url=https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5210620/}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Wu |first=Linhuan |last2=Sun |first2=Qinglan |last3=Desmeth |first3=Philippe |title=Global catalogue of microorganisms (GCM): a comprehensive database and information retrieval, analysis, and visualization system for microbial resources |journal=BMC Genomics |volume=14 |issue=1 |page=933 |year=2013 |doi=10.1186/1471-2164-14-933 |doi-access=free|pmc=3893089 |pmid=24330737 |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1471-2164-14-933}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Smith |first=David |last2=Fritze |first2=Dieter |last3=Stackebrandt |first3=Erko |title=Public service collections and biological resource centers of microorganisms |journal=The Prokaryotes |year=2013 |publisher=Springer |pages=269–304 |doi=10.1007/978-3-642-30141-4_69 |url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-30141-4_69|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

== See also == * UNESCO * World Federation for Culture Collections * Culture collection * Biotechnology

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