The Fourth Asian Pacific Phycologial Forum
Mini-Symposium“Network of Asia Oceania Algal
Culture Collections”

November 1, 2005
RAMA Gardens Hotel, Bangkok Thailand
Organized by
Makoto M. Watanabe
Susan Blackburn

Cover Algal photographs supplied courtesy ofMicrobial Culture Collection at National Institutefor Environmental Studies, JapanTop left : Nitella hyalina NIES-1623
Top right: Glaucocystis nostochinearum NIES-966
Bottom left: Spirulina subsalsa NIES-27
Bottom right: Chara braunii CH-14

PROGRAM

Network of Asia Oceania Algal Culture Collections (AOAC)
Tuesday November 1, 2005
Conveners:

Makoto M. Watanabe (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan)
Susan Blackburn (CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia)

1.

Introduction

9：45-9：57

Objectives and activities of AOAC
Makoto M. Watanabe (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan)

2.

Country Reports

9：57-10：08

The CSIRO Collection of Living Microalgae (CCLM)
Ian Jameson (CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia)

10：08-10：19

Current development and prospectives of FACHB-Collection
Lirong Song (Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Science, China)

10:19-10:30

Algal Culture Collections in Japan
Fumie Kasai (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan)

10：30-10：41

Microalgal Culture Collection in the Biological Resource Center, Korea:
Introducing molecular techniques for the cyanobacterial classification
Hee-Mock Oh（Biological Resource Center, Korea）

10：41-10：52

The University of Malaya Algae Culture Collection (UMACC):1987 - 2005

Siew-Moi Phang（Institute of Biological Sciences, University of
Malaya,Malaysia）
10：52-11：03

Cawthron Culture Collection: a unique collection of New Zealand micro-algae
Lesley Rhodes（Cawthron Institute, New Zealand）

11：03-11：14

Algal culture collections in Thailand: the present status
Aparat Mahakhant (Microbiological Resources Centre (MIRCEN), Thailand)

11：14-11：25

Algal Culture Collection in Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Duong Duc Tien (Center of Biotechnology, VietNam National University,
Vietnam)

3. Panel Discussion
11：25-12:00

Panel Discussion on AOAC Action 2005
Chair: Susan Blackburn (CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia)

AOAC ABSTRACTS

Objectives and activities of Network of Asia Oceania Algal Culture
Collections (AOAC)
Makoto M. Watanabe
National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki
305-8506, Japan
E-mail: mmw@nies.go.jp
A round table session of Algal Culture Collections from Asia-Oceania was held on theevening of 12 October 2004 as part of the 10th International Congress of Culture Collections,
Tsukuba, Japan. The objectives of the round table session were to determine the support ofmember countries for constructing a network of algal culture collections in the Asia Oceania
region. The session comprised a report on the status of algal culture collections from eachmember country and a discussion on the rationale for, member composition and managementof a network. The strong support for a network was evoked by participants.
AOAC will consist of algal culture collections in the Asia Oceania region, both
microalgae and macroalgae. Representation of AOAC will be on a country basis, with eachcountry representative co-coordinating linkages and communication within each country.
NIES, Japan is the lead agency with Dr. Makoto Watanabe, Coordinator of AOAC and Dr.
Susan Blackburn, CSIRO, Australia Assistant Coordinator. The objectives of AOAC are:
• To identify and foster synergy and linkages between algal culture collections in Asia
Oceania.
• To build and improve capacity of algal culture collections in Asia Oceania in research,education and the applications of microalgae.
• To preserve and improve knowledge of algal biodiversity in Asia Oceania. and• To integrate and disseminate knowledge and data on algal culture collections in Asia
Oceania.
The discussion will be made on the action plan of AOAC. In particular, it is a priority
matter to establish a database of strains held in algal culture collections in Asia Oceania(format to be determined but in line with international standards of data management for
culture collections/biological resource centers proposed by GBIF and OECD’s GBRCN
recommendation).

The CSIRO Collection of Living Microalgae
Jameson, I., Blackburn, S., Johnston, C. and Frampton, D.
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia,
7001.
E-mail: ian.jameson@csiro.au
The Australian CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Oganisation)
Collection of Living Microalgae (CCLM) (http://www.marine.csiro.au/microalgae/index.html)
was established in the 1960s and currently maintains over 800 strains from 140 genera
representing the majority of marine and some freshwater microalgal classes. The Collection isincorporated within CSIRO microalgae research and provides a supply service of microalgal
strains to industry, government and university organizations in 30 countries. The strains haveprimarily been sourced from Australian waters spanning tropical to polar biogeographic zones.
Research within CSIRO and in partnership with collaborators spans a wide base within thethree areas of environment, aquaculture and biotechnology. Environmental, researchundertaken include physiological studies of different life history stages of microalgae, toxin
production in harmful algal bloom (HAB) species, phylogenetic studies of different populationsof HAB species, and bloom dynamics studies. Aquaculture and Biotechnology research include
optimizing the nutritional benefit of microalgal diets in larval and broodstock aquaculture
species, including important nutrients such as vitamins and polyunsaturated fatty acids andoptimizing high biomass production systems through the use of photobioreactors. Genediscovery research utilizing CCLM strains is also being applied to microalgal biosynthetic
pathways as part of multidisciplinary projects within CSIRO. CCLM is the major microalgal
culture collection in Australia and is one of only twenty national research facilities under thefederal Department of Environment, Science and Technology. Other small researchcollections are associated with Australian research institutions including Australian Water
Quality Centre, Australian Antarctic Division Culture Collection, CSIRO Centre forEnvironmental Contaminants Research Culture Collection, Melbourne University Culture
Collection, Murdoch University Algal Culture Collection, and University of Tasmania Harmful
Algae Culture Collection.

Current development and prospectives of FACHB-Collection
Lirong Song, Xinghua Wu, Yunzhi Hu, Lingling Zheng
Institute of Hydrobiology, CAS, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
Email:lrsong@ihb.ac.cn
Over the past decade, growing awareness for the important of algae has prompted thedevelopment of algal culture collections in China. This is evidenced by the increasing
demanding for algal strains from many areas of basic and applied disciplines.
FACHB-Collection, known as the Freshwater Algae Culture Collection of the Institute ofHydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), has been playing a major role inproviding service for algal strains for research and exploitation in China. In addition, a lot of
studies have been conducted in association with the collection. Based on long-term study on
freshwater eutrophication in many lakes and reservoirs in China, we have developed a
database on bloom-forming algae covering information on ecological, physiological andtoxicological parameters of each species or strain. Based on cpcBA-IGS nucleotide sequence，
diversity of 30 strains of Microcystis
from China, Australia, Japan and France were
investigated. It was indicated that there were significantly differences between 18 Chinesestrains and 2 Australian strains of Microcystis , the strains of Japan and French have little
difference compared to 18 Chinese strains, The derived neighbor-joining (NJ) and maximum
likelihood (ML) trees indicated that 20 Chinese strains of Microcystis can been divided into
two clusters. Our collection has also kept a great deal of terrestrial algae due to its richness
and function in diverse habitats such as in paddle field, arid or desert environments. A
database on terrestrial algae in China was established, of which distribution and function ofdesert strains are of particular importance. With the growing awareness on bioresources
protection, the role of the culture collections has been greatly recognized and a new proposal
conceived for better management and development of Culture Collections in China.

Algal Culture Collections in Japan
Fumie Kasai, Masanobu Kawachi & Makoto M. Watanabe
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
E-mail: kasaif@nies.go.jp
In Japan, three public culture collections have actively distributed microalgae strains forresearch, development and education, i.e. Microbial Culture Collection at the National
Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Institute of Applied Microbiology Culture
Collection, University of Tokyo (IAM) and Marine Biotechnology Institute Culture collection(MBIC). They hold 1855 (1500 available), 417 (279), 389 strains, respectively. NIES
Collection started in 1983 as a collection holding microalgae related to environmental issues,
such as Microcystis and Chattonella, and now it holds a variety of algae including
phylogenetically related colorless flagellates and endangered macroalgae. Mitochondria,
chloroplast and whole genomes were determined in Mesostigma viride, Nephroselmis
olivacea and Cyanidioschyzon merolae which are maintained in NIES Collection. IAM
Collection was founded in 1953, and is the oldest algal collection in Japan. It holds a numberof Chlorella strains that have been utilized in physiological studies. MBIC maintains mostly
marine species, especially of Prasinophyceae and the chlorophyll d producing cyanobacterium
Acaryochloris. Several other culture collections focus on some particular groups of algae, e.g.
red tide forming microalgae strains held in Akashiwo Research Institute of Kagawa Prefecture,and microalgae for aquaculture held in National Research Institute of Aquaculture (NRIA).
NRIA has ca. 300 strains including 50 strains essential for aquaculture in Japan. On the other
hand, as a national program, National Bio-Resource Project started in April 2002, to set up
core institutes for preservation of various bioresources to promote life science research inJapan. NIES Collection was chosen as the core institute of algae, and is collaborating with
University of Tsukuba, National Science Museum, University of Tokyo, Kobe University and
Hokkaido University.

Microalgal Culture Collection in the Biological Resource Center, Korea:
Introducing molecular techniques for the cyanobacterial classification
Hee-Mock Oh1,2, Gang-guk Choi1,2 and Yong-Ha Park1
1Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology,
Daejeon 305-333, Korea
2
Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience andBiotechnology, Daejeon 305-333, Korea
Email: heemock@kribb.re.kr
In 2002, the Microalgal Culture Collection (MCC) was established at the Biological Resource
Center (BRC) that was founded in 1985 as a national center affiliated with the Korea
Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) in Korea. The MCC-BRC has
been playing an important role for the collection, preservation and distribution of microalgae.
These activities are carrying out in connection with the environmental and industrial research
activities at the Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory. At present, about 650 microalgal
strains in unialgal cultures (39 strains of Bacillariophyceae, 318 strains of Chlorophyceae, 191strains of Cyanophyceae, 38 strains of the others and 63 unidentified strains) were isolated
from Korean freshwaters and are being maintained. The MCC-BRC is developing a databaseof the conserved collections and will extend this activity to the nationwide microalgal
collections kept by other collections. Molecular approaches seem to be particularly useful inthe detection and identification of specific stains, especially those that are morphologically
identical at the species level. The genetic locus used in our laboratory was cpcBA-IGS, which
includes the highly variable intergenic spacer (IGS) region between cpcB and cpcA within thephycocyanin operon. Phycocyanin is an accessory pigment that gives cyanobacteria theircharacteristic blue-green color and is contained only in the cyanobacterial photosynthetic
apparatus. The cpcBA-IGS appears to be more useful in discriminating between strains thanthe commonly employed 16S rRNA gene, which exhibits low intrageneric variability in manycyanobacteria. Therefore, it seems that this culture-independent method could be applied to
identify cyanobacterial strain and to determine cyanobacterial community structure.

The University of Malaya Algae Culture Collection (UMACC):1987 - 2005
Siew-Moi Phang1* and Wan-Loy Chu2
1
Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2International Medical University, Sesama Centre-Plaza Komanwel, Bukit Jalil 57000, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
Email: phang@um.edu.my
The University of Malaya Algae Culture Collection (UMACC) established in 1987, started asa research-based collection which grew to serve teaching and consultancy activities.
Selected cultures are also made available to researchers from other universities and research
institutions. The UMACC comprises about 150 microalgal strains isolated from various
habitats in Malaysia. Recently, 20 isolates of Antarctic microalgae were added into thecollection. Various studies to explore the potential applications of the UMACC microalgae
were conducted, and these include the following: (i) screening of the microalgae forhigh-value chemicals such as polyunsaturated fatty acids, carotenoids and phycobiliproteins,(ii) use of the microalgae to treat agro-industrial wastewaters such as rubber and palm oil milleffluents, and sago factory wastewater, as well as textile wastewaters, (iii) use of the
microalgae as biomonitors for heavy metal pollution and nitrogen enrichment in freshwater
ecosystems, (iv) use of the microalgae as mosquito larvicidal agents; (v) use of the
microalgae as aquaculture feed and (vi) Antarctic algal studies especially on their response
and adaptation to environmental stress.

Cawthron Culture Collection: a unique collection of New Zealandmicro-algae
Lesley Rhodes & Krystyna Ponikla
Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New ZealandE-mail: lesley.rhodes@cawthron.org.nz
Cawthron Institute holds a significant culture collection of micro-algae for New Zealand,
which contains more than 150 isolates of marine micro-algae, most of which are toxic andunique. The collection is central to Cawthron’s research, which includes the development ofharmful algal bloom technologies, for example the cross reactivity testing of DNA probes,
development and testing of LC-MS methods for marine biotoxins, the preparation of chemical
standards and development of cryopreservation techniques. The collection also houses source
materials for screening for pharmacologically useful compounds. It has been used extensively
by other researchers since the collection was established in 1994, e.g. more than 300 culturesand culture extracts have been supplied to approx. 100 users in New Zealand and overseas in
the past year. The collection is partially funded by the New Zealand Foundation for Research,
Science and Technology.

Algal culture collections in Thailand: the present status
Aparat Mahakhant
Microbiological Resources Centre (MIRCEN), Thailand Institute of Scientific andTechnological Research (TISTR), Techno Polis 35 M.3, Klong 5, Klong Luang, Pathumthani
12120, Thailand
E-mail: aparat@tistr.or.th
Recently, the research and study on biodiversity and sustainable utilization of algae have been
actively done in all regions of Thailand. In 1996, only two service Algal Culture Collections(ACCs), one at MIRCEN, TISTR and another at Bangsean Institute of Marine Science(BIMS), Burapha University (BU) and one small specialized ACC at Institute of Food
Research and Product Development (IFRPD), Kasetsart University (KU) were reported by
MIRCEN, TISTR. In 2004, still two only service ACCs were reported by MIRCEN, TISTR.
In case of small specialized ACCs, beside the one at IFRPD, KU another two ACCs were also
reported. The two additional ACCs were established at Applied Algae Research Laboratory(AARL), Faculty of Science and at Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture,
Chiang Mai University (CMU). As the result, at present only 5 ACCs related to agriculture,industrial, environment, research and education activities were established in Thailand. All ofthese ACCs are associated with universities or research institute which indicates the importantrole they play to support education, research, government and public activities. Almost all of
the collections are small in size, holding less than 500 strains and maintained under precarious
conditions due to inadequate knowledge and economical support. Subsequently, some of themost important strains have already been lost, and many strains are exposed to serious
conditions. Therefore, the establishment of inter-cooperation between ACCs in both national
and international level for the exchange of knowledge and technology in ACCs management
is strongly recommended.

Algal Culture Collection in Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Duong Duc Tien1, Nguyen Minh Giang1, Vu Thanh Lam1, Tran Hai Linh1,
Lam Ngoc Tuan2,Le Thuong3 , Ho Sy Hanh3
1
Center of Biotechnology, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
2
Faculty of Biology, DaLat University
3
Department of Biology, Tay Nguyen University
Email: tiendd@vnu.edu.vn

The Algal Culture Collection of Vietnam National University, Hanoi is the oldest type culturecollection laboratory in Vietnam. It was established in 1970 with 50 strains.. A database on
terrestrial algae in Vietnam was established to assist distribution and function of biofertilizer
strains.
Since 1990 and especially from the Tenth International Congress for Culture
Collections (2004) where a report on the current status of algal culture collection in Vietnam
was presented, the Algal Culture Collection in Vietnam National University, Hanoi has
undergone many changes.
At present, the number of algal culture strains in the collection is more than 620. Thesestrains include Cyanophyta, marine microalgae, soil and fresh water algae belonging to phyla
of Chlorophyta (Charales, Chlorococcales, Desmidiales) and Heterokontophyta.
Research is focussed on various areas including: (1) use as indicators for environmental
stress (2) wastewater bioremediation. (3) diversity of Vietnam algae (4) apply broadly inaquaculture and agriculture.
Hence, there is a need in the near future for better coordination, which could lead tothe establishment of an intergrated, well funded, and well maintained algal culture collection,
serving not only Vietnam National University, Hanoi but also national interests.

POSTER ABSTRACTSRELATED TO AOAC

Glaucophyte algae isolated from Thailand
Fumie Kasai1, Masanobu Kawachi1, Wichien Yongmanitchai2, Kosei Yumoto3, Mayumi
Sato3, Makoto M. Watanabe11National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
2
Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
3
Global Environmental Forum, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, JapanThe division Glaucophyta is a distinct group of algae that includes cyanelles instead ofchloroplasts. So far, nine genera and ca. 13 species were described. However, some of themwere found once or twice and considered to be doubtful. Only four species (genera)
maintained in culture collections have been utilized for research including ultrastructure andgenome analysis of the cyanelle. We isolated several strains belonging to Glaucocystis,
Gloeochaete and Cyanophora from four localities in Thailand. Morphological observations
showed two types of Glaucocystis, which were isolated from two different localities. One wassimilar to previously described G. nostochinearum, whereas the other was inconsistent withany species previously described. Molecular phylogeny inferred from18S rDNA sequences
showed that the former belonged to a same clade as European and Japanese strains (G.
nostochinearum) maintained in SAG and NIES, respectively, and the latter formed a sisterclade. Gloeochaete strains isolated from Thailand also showed genetic differentiation from aEuropean strain, irrespective of similar morphology. In contrast, a Cyanophora strain isolated
from Thailand was included in a same clade with other European and Japanese strains ofCyanophora spp. These results may indicate glaucophyte species endemic to this region.

Biodiversity and applications of Australian microalgae
Blackburn S1, Jameson I1, Johnston, C1, Frampton D1, Mansour MP 1, Nichols P1, Robert S1,
Volkman J1, Bolch C2, and Tredici M 3
1

CSIRO Marine Research, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia

2

School of Aquaculture, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

3

Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Agrarie, Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
E-mail susan.blackburn@csiro.au
A broad diversity of microalgae are held in the CSIRO Collection of Living Microalgae, with strains
mostly sourced from Australian waters from the tropics to Antarctica. Microalgae are known for theirglobal distribution at the morphological species level. However Australian microalgae held in the
CSIRO Collection of Living Microalgae (http://www.marine.csiro.au/microalgae ) can have uniquechemical, molecular and physiological characteristics. Within a single species there can beconsiderable diversity between and within populations; indeed there can be diversity between different
strains.

Such regional biodiversity and strain specificity has implications for microalgal applications

including the search for novel bioactive compounds and use of microalgae in human health, agrifood,biotechnology and aquaculture.
fatty acids (ω3 LC-PUFA).

A particular focus for CSIRO is omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated

ω3 LC-PUFA are very beneficial for human health and are usuallysourced by consuming seafood or fish oil supplements; however microalgae and othermicro-organisms are the primary producers of ω3 LC-PUFA and fish obtain them via the marine foodchain. CSIRO is investigating microalgae and thraustochytrids as single cell alternatives to fish oils.
We are also researching both novel strains and high biomass production systems including
photobioreactor technology.

As part of the CSIRO Food Futures Flagship we are taking a genediscovery route to both understand the biosynthesis of ω3 LC-PUFA and also to produce theseimportant fatty acids in oilseed crop plants.

Applied marine microalgae in aquaculture in Vietnam
Tran Hai Linh1, Duong Duc Tien1, Nguyen Minh Giang1, Vu Thanh Lam1
Lam Ngoc Tuan2
1
Center of Biotechnology, VietNam National University, Hanoi
2
Faculty of Biology, DaLat University
Email: linhth@vnu.edu.vn
Algal culture collection of Vietnam National University, Hanoi has more than 620 microalgae
strains. Among them, over 25 strains are marine microalgae and most of these isolates
originated in Vietnam. Marine microalgae species can vary significantly in their nutritional
value. Nevertheless, a carefully selected mixture of microalgae can offer an excellent
nutritional package for larval aquaculture animals. Microalgae have been found to have goodnutritional properties, either as monospecies or within a mixed diet, include Skeletonema
costatum, Isochrysis sp.,Tetraselmis suecica, Nannochloropsis sp., Chaetoceros calcitrans,
Chaetoceros muelleri, Pavlova lutheri, Dunaliella sp., Chroomonas sp. In which so
Skeletonema costatum, Isochrysis sp., Chaetoceros calcitrans, Pavlova lutheri are the mostcommon species used to feed larval, early juvenile and broodstock stages of bivalve molluscs,
and fed to Artemia or rotifers, which are then fed on to later larval stages of crustacean andfish larvae. These results demonstrated that DHA-containing lipid bodies in cells can beproduced and accummulated in marine Isochrysis sp. As an adjunct, the collection supplies
some species such as Skeletonema costatum, Isochrysis sp. Nannochloropsis sp., Chroomonas
sp. as food for larvae and aquaculture farms in HaTinh, HaiPhong and QuangNinh province inVietnam.

MINUTES OF THE FIRSTMEETING OF AOAC

Minutes of the first meeting of AOAC
October 14, 2004
Continental Room, Okura Frontier Hotel, Tsukuba Japan
Attendants:
Australia
Dr Susan Blackburn
Mr Ian Jameson
China
Dr Song Lirong
Japan
Dr Makoto Watanabe
Dr Fumie Kasai

Malaysia
Dr Phang Siew-Moi Phang
Dr Wan-Loy Chu
United Kingdom
Dr Frithjof Kuepper (independent linkage)

This meeting was a follow-up to a round table session of Algal Culture Collections
from Asia-Oceania held on the evening of 12 October 2004 18:00-21:00 as part of the 10th
International Congress of Culture Collections, Tsukuba, Japan. The objectives of the roundtable session were to determine the support of member countries for constructing a network ofalgal culture collections in the Asia Oceania region. The session comprised a report on thestatus of algal culture collections from each member country and a discussion on the rationale
for, member composition and management of a network. The strong support for a network
evoked by participants led to the submission of a resolution to the World Federation ofCulture Collections (WFCC), that an Algal Culture Collection network for Asia-Oceania
would be established.
This follow-up meeting was instigated to develop draft objectives and an action planfor the network. AOAC will consist of algal culture collections in the Asia Oceania region,
both microalgae and macroalgae. Representation of AOAC will be on a country basis, witheach country representative co-coordinating linkages and communication within each country.
NIES, Japan is the lead agency with Dr. Makoto Watanabe, Coordinator of AOAC and Dr.
Susan Blackburn, CSIRO, Australia Assistant Coordinator.

Objectives:••••

Identify and foster synergy and linkages between algal culture collections in Asia
Oceania.
to build and improve capacity of algal culture collections in Asia Oceania in research,education and the applications of microalgae.
to preserve and improve knowledge of algal biodiversity in Asia Oceania.
to integrate and disseminate knowledge and data on algal culture collections in Asia
Oceania.

Activities:
•

•
•
•

•

Establish a database of strains held in algal culture collections in Asia Oceania (format
to be determined but in line with international standards of data management for
culture collections/biological resource centres proposed by GBIF and OECD’s
GBRCN recommendation)
Convene regular meetings of the members of the network.
Conduct training courses/workshops to develop skills needed within algal culturecollections and by other algal researchers.
Facilitate national and regional research initiatives in Asia Oceania on:- biodiversity.
- environmentally important algae, e.g. cyanobacteria, toxic dinoflagellates,
harmful algal blooms,- economically important algae, e.g. Spirulina, aquaculture species.
Establish links with other regional networks.

Action 2004/05:•••

Establish a directory of algal culture collections and researchers in Asia Oceania.
Country representatives to collate this information nationally and submit to NIES by
31 December 2004.
Investigate UNESCO sponsorship for AOAC workshops and training
Hold second meeting of AOAC in conjunction with the Asia Pacific Phycological
Forum in Bangkok, November 2005.

Composition of AOAC for 2004-05:
Coordinator : Dr. M. Watanabe
Assistant Coordinator Dr. S. Blackburn
Secretary: Ms. Tomoko KatoCountry Representatives:
Australia
China
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Malaysia
New ZealandThailand
VietnamDr. Susan Blackburn (Mr. Ian Jameson)
Dr. Lirong Song - freshwater
Dr. Guo Jian – marine
Dr. Nining Betawati Prihantini
Dr. Fumie Kasai
Dr. Hee-Mock Oh
Dr. In Kyu Lee
Dr. Siew-Moi Phang (Dr. Wan-Loy Chu)(Dr. Lesely Rhodes)
Dr. Aparat Mahakhant
Dr.Duong Duc Tien

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Makoto M. Watanabe

In Kyu Lee

National Institute for Environmental Studies???

16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba Ibaraki

be informed later

305-8506 Japan
Email: mmw@nies.go.jp
Hee-Mock Oh
Susan Blackburn

Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

Biotechnology (KRIBB)

Castray Esplanade, Hobart, Tasmania

52 Eoeun-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-333,

7000 Australia

Korea (Republic of)

Email: Susan.Blackburn@csiro.au

Email: heemock@kribb.re.kr

Ian Jameson

Siew-Moi Phang

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric ResearchInstitute of Biological Sciences,

Castray Esplanade, Hobart, Tasmania,

University of Malaya

70000 Australia

50603 kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Email: ian.jameson@csiro.au

Email: phang@um.edu.my

Lirong SongWan Loy Chu

Institute of Hydrobiology

International Medical University

Chinese Academy of Science

Sesama Centre-Plaza Komanwel, Bukit Jalil,

Donghu Nanlu No. 7, Wuhan

5700, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

430072 P. R. China

Email: loy008@imu.edu.my

Email： lrsong@ihb.ac.cn
Lesley Rhodes
Fumie Kasai

Cawthron InstituteNational Institute for Environmental Studies,

98 Halifax Street East, Private Bag 2,

16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba Ibaraki

Nelson, New Zealand

305-8506 Japan

Email: Lesley.Rhodes@cawthron.org.nz

Email： kasaif@nies.go.jp
Aparat Mahakhant
Masanobu Kawachi

Microbiological Resources Centre

National Institute for Environmental Studies,

Polis 35 M.3, Klong 5, Klong Luang,

16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba Ibaraki

Pathumthani 12120, Thailand

305-8506 Japan

Email: aparat@tistr.or.th

Email: kawachi@nies.go.jp

TechnoWichien YongmanitchaiDuong Duc Tien

Kasetsart University

Center of Biotechnology,

Department of Microbiology

VietNam National University, Hanoi.

50 Paholyothin Rd., Chatuchak,E2 Building, 144 Xuan Thuy Road, Cau Giay

Bangkok 10900, Thailand

District, Hanoi, VietNam.

Email: fsciwcy@ku.ac.th

Email: tiendd@vnu.edu.vn

Yuwadee Peerapornpisal

Tran Hai Linh

Dept. of Biology, Fac.of Science,Center of Biotechnology,

Chiang Mai University,

VietNam National University, Hanoi.

Chiang Mai 50200,Thailand

E2 Building, 144 Xuan Thuy Road, Cau Giay

Email: scboi017@chiangmai.ac.thDistrict, Hanoi, VietNam.
Email: linhth@vnu.edu.vn