Welcome to QCCPM
Qazaqstan Culture Collection of Phototrophic Microorganisms (QCCPM)
QCCPM is a scientific collection of living cultures of microorganisms, cyanobacteria and other phototrophic microorganisms, established at the AlgaBioTech Centre of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
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Strain catalog
Microalgae and cyanobacteria of the QCCPM collection: taxonomy, isolation source, cultivation conditions.
Culture media
Composition and preparation protocols of media used to grow the strains.
Publications
Articles, books, conference abstracts and reports.
Intellectual property
Patents, author certificates and strain deposits.
Conferences
Scientific events organised or attended by the laboratory.
Laboratory
The lab, its staff, research directions, grants and news.
Strains of the collection
View all →Microalgae and cyanobacteria isolated from ecosystems across Kazakhstan.
About the collection
Microalgae and cyanobacteria are phototrophic microorganisms with considerable biotechnological potential. Their ability to use light energy and inorganic substrates to produce biomass and synthesize target products makes these cultures a promising basis for bioenergy and bioproduction technologies (Zayadan et al., 2021; Sadvakasova et al., 2023).
Despite their functional similarities, microalgae and cyanobacteria belong to different evolutionary lineages. Microalgae are predominantly represented by eukaryotic unicellular and colonial forms, whereas cyanobacteria are prokaryotes that carry out oxygenic photosynthesis. Culture identification currently relies on a combination of morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular genetic characteristics; 18S rRNA analysis is widely used for eukaryotic microalgae, while 16S rRNA analysis is commonly employed in studies of cyanobacteria (Strunecký et al., 2023; Khaw et al., 2020).
Research directions
View all →- 1Building and maintaining the QCCPM collection of phototrophic microorganisms
- 2Bioremediation of wastewater with microalgae
- 3Screening strains for biofuel and hydrogen production
- 4Producers of pigments and bioactive compounds
Press center
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Conferences
View all →- 13 February 2026Almaty, Kazakhstan · Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi Library (hybrid format)International Scientific and Practical Round Table “Aspects and Innovations of Environmental Bioengineering in the Era of Artificial Intelligence”
- 1 July 2021 – 3 July 2021OnlineThe 5th International Symposium on EuroAsian Biodiversity (SEAB-2021)
- 12 February 2021 – 13 February 2021Almaty, Kazakhstan · Al-Farabi Kazakh National UniversityInternational Scientific and Practical Conference “Aspects and Innovations of Environmental Biotechnology and Bioenergy”
Latest publications
View all →- 2026Изучение состава альгофлоры соленых частей озера Балхаш и выделение аксеничных культур фототрофных микроорганизмовТоқтыбай А.К., Салауат Д., Болатхан К., Сандыбаева С.К., Ахметова Г.А., Құрметхан Ә.Қ., Санатов С.С., Hrouzek P., Заядан Б.К.Eurasian Journal of Ecology, 86(1)
- 2026Environmentally friendly bioremediation methods of α-hexachlorocyclohexane using microalgal consortiaAkmukhanova, N. R., Seiilbek, S. N., Zayadan, B. K., Domash, G. S., Sarsekeyeva, F. K., Bolatkhan, K., Torekhanova, M. M., & Sukron, A.Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. Advance online publication
- 2024Экстремальды экожүйелер цианобактерияларының биотехнологиялық потенциалы : монографияБолатхан, К., Акмуханова, Н. Р., Заядан, Б. К.Алматы : Таңба, 2024. – 201 б.
- 2022Фототрофты микроорганизмдер биоэнергетикасы : оқу құралыЗаядан Б. К., Сарсекеева Ф. С., Болатхан К.Алматы : Абзал-Ай, 2022.