Culture Collection: Microorganism Supply

• Filamentous fungi and yeasts.
• Plant pathogenic bacteria.
• Biocontrol agents belonging to these groups.
• Production strains for enzymes, metabolites, active biomolecules and novel products. 
• Authenticated reference, type and test strains for businesses and research establishments.
• ISO846, BS2011 Part II j and Mil Std 810G test strains from the European, the UK and US testing standards and other test and challenge strains.

• Active cultures on agar plates or slopes, grown and quality checked for you by our expert mycologists.
• Freeze-dried cultures in ampoules for storage and growing yourself.
• DNA and culture extracts for ease of use or where containment facilities for the living culture are more demanding.
• All items supplied in secure UN3373 approved packaging.

• Freeze-dried cultures dispatched within three working days.
• Actively growing culture dispatched within one month. Note: Due to the variable nature of some microorganisms, it may take longer to obtain an active culture; customers will be advised if this is the case.
• All Items couriered to you by international couriers or sent by First class Royal Mail (UK only).

The culture collection is a member of the United Kingdom National Culture Collection (UKNCC), is a UNESCO Microbial Resource Centre (MIRCEN), and an International Depository Authority (IDA) within the Budapest Treaty (1977).

Our fungal culture collection operates: 

• To the World Federation for Culture Collection (WFCC) guidelines for culture collections 
• To the UKNCC Quality Management System 
• To the Common Access to Biotechnology Resources Information (CABRI) Guidelines 
• In the spirit of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Email: cultures@cabi.org

Tel: +44 (0)1491 829016