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Diversity and possibility of microorganisms |
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Numerous varieties of microorganisms are living on earth and are deeply involved with human life. They are immensely diverse with respect to their habitats, material production, genetic information and so on. Research and development for their active industrial uses depend on their reliable and stable supply which is important as in the case of the purity of reagents or the accuracy of analytical instruments.
 To provide attractive biological resources with useful information attached, the NITE Biological Resource Center (NBRC) actively collects potentially useful biological resources (microorganisms and cloned genes) and distributes them to promote basic researches as well as industrial applications.
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Preservation of Microbial Resources |
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At the Biological Resource Center, we explore, isolate and identify microorganisms from various natural environments and at the same time accept scientifically and industrially useful microorganisms from researchers in academic and industrial sectors. The microbial DNA library constructed at the Biotechnology Development Center is also part of our collection. To improve and expand the collection, new methodologies for the isolation, identification and preservation of microorganisms and DNA will be investigated and developed so as to provide biological resources of higher quality.
Our resources serve, for example, as the standard for determining antimicrobial activity, in aseptic tests as well as for the production of pharmaceutical substances and will be constantly reinforced for wider distribution to researchers in academia and industries.
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We distribute biological resources transferred from the Institute for Fermentation, Osaka (IFO) as well as those collected by ourselves or deposited by domestic and overseas individuals and organizations. Please refer to the catalogue shown at the NBRC website for details. The distribution fee per sample (ampoule) is set at 4,200 JPN (for public/educational organizations) or 8,400 JPN (for private companies).
Biological resources of the general deposit category will be registered and preserved as NBRC strains, which will be listed and shown on our web site and in our catalogue for distribution. To promote their use in academic research and industrial application, no restriction will be imposed upon their distribution.
Biological resources deposited with restriction for distribution will be distributed only to those who agree to obtain permission from the depositor for their use in industrial application. Therefore, the depositor will be able to trace the fate of his/her resources.
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 We perform active exchanges of technology and people by accepting researchers and engineers from within Japan and abroad who will be engaged in basic research in microbiology and molecular biology at one of our centers. We also offer technical consultations concerning the methods for isolation and/or cultivation of microorganisms as well as for accessing to biological resources, and provide information through the Internet (http://www.nbrc.nite.go.jp/e/) for biological resources collected. |
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