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Mycology Reference Laboratory (Mycology RL) Bristol

Aspergillus fumigatus

SouthWest HPA Laboratory
Myrtle Road
Kingsdown
Bristol BS2 8EL

 

Tel: 0117 342 5028

Fax: 0117 9226611

 

Director: Dr Elizabeth M Johnson
Tel: 0117 342 5030

 

Image: Aspergillus fumigatus

The HPA Mycology Reference Laboratory is part of the Specialist and Reference Microbiology Division of the Centre for Infections.

The laboratory provides a comprehensive service for the diagnosis and management of fungal infections through the provision of specialist laboratory services and expert clinical and technical advice.
It organises regular training courses on the identification of pathogenic fungi.

The Mycology Reference Laboratory also houses the National Collection of Pathogenic Fungi (NCPF), which is the only culture collection in the UK specialising in fungi pathogenic to humans and animals.