George Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages, Microbiology and Virology has the most extensive and valuable bacterial strain and bacteriophage collection in the world. Eliava Phage and Strain Collection currently hosts over 1000 phages active against human, plant and animal bacterial pathogens. The collection also contains over 12 000 different representatives of 180 bacterial species and 44 genera isolated from different geographic regions of Georgia, as well as from various countries from all over the world (Europe, America, Asia, Australia, Africa).