NBRC: Distribution services
Ordering strains
For ordering strains, please refer to the following webpage.
https://www.nite.go.jp/en/nbrc/cultures/nbrc/order/gene.html
Strain search
All the strains preserved at NBRC can be found in the NBRC Culture Catalogue.
https://www.nite.go.jp/en/nbrc/cultures/nbrc/online/index.html
The online catalogue is a database search system for microbial strains distributed by the NBRC. You can perform a search by entering the strain number, scientific name, source locality and keywords. Our database also provides sequence data, culturing condition, and original source.
http://www.nbrc.nite.go.jp/NBRC2/NBRCDispSearchServlet?lang=en
For searching strains in the database, please refer to the following webpage.
https://www.nite.go.jp/en/nbrc/cultures/nbrc/online/db_help.html
Conditions for distribution and utilization
Please make sure to obtain appropriate permit for strains which are under regulation(s) for distribution. All information such as regulation, biosafety level, culturing condition of the strain are described at NBRC online catalog.
If your government agency requires a document for importing, please send us the form along with the order sheet. Please refer to the following webpage for the detailed conditions
https://www.nite.go.jp/en/nbrc/cultures/nbrc/order/gene.html
Order Sheet
For placing an order, please download the following forms and fill-in:
Order sheet (Microorganism)
Agreement of Biological Resource Transfer and Treatment Forms are available at:
https://www.nite.go.jp/data/000089795.docx
Once the order sheet is completed, send it to the following address by postal mail, facsimile or e-mail.
Biological Resource Center (NBRC),
National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE)
2-5-8 Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba 292-0818 JAPAN
FAX: +81-438-52-2329
E-mail: nbrc-order@nite.go.jp
Payment
Price list is available at:
https://www.nite.go.jp/en/nbrc/cultures/fee/fee.html
We accept payment by bank remittance or credit card (VISA or Master). We do not accept payment by cash or check.
Shipping
We can ship a strain after verifying your payment.
We dispatch a strain as L-dried (glass ampoule), Frozen-thawed culture disc (plastic tube) and/or living culture (slant, vial bottle, and so on) by Express Mail Service (EMS).
Reactivation of strain culture
On receipt of the strain culture, please reactivate as soon as possible following the methods included in the package. You can obtain information to revive the strain culture, from “instruction for cultures” below. Please don’t hesitate to send us any further questions.
Instructions for Reactivating Cultures
https://www.nite.go.jp/data/000003154.pdf
Above;L-dried culture (glass ampoule)；Below;Frozen-thawed culture (plastic tube)Instructions for cultures.