What is the national collection of Type Cultures?
The National Collection of Type Cultures is one of four Culture Collections of Public Health England. Founded in 1920, NCTC is the longest-established collection of its type anywhere in the world, and also serves as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Microbial Resource Centre (MIRCEN).
How many bacterial cultures are in NCTC lenticule?
You can either search the collection or browse by alphabetical listing . A selected range of cultures are also available as NCTC LENTICULE® Discs. In addition, 150 strains are also available as Bacterial DNA .
Why is the NCTC home PHE Culture Collection important?
The collection is of fundamental importance to the life science community and many of the strains are stipulated in internationally recognised standard methods as definitive control strains for various microbiological testing procedures.
What are the 4 collections of cell cultures?
The 4 collections are: the European Collection of Authenticated Cell Cultures (ECACC) for cell lines. the National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC) for bacteria. the National Collection of Pathogenic Viruses (NCPV) for viruses. the National Collection of Pathogenic Fungi (NCPF) for fungi.
How many bacteria are in the NCTC collection?
About NCTC. The National Collection of Type Cultures is one of four Culture Collections of Public Health England. The NCTC collection, which is certified to BS EN ISO 9001:2008, supplies nearly 5100 type and reference bacterial strains – many of medical, scientific and veterinary importance worldwide.
What does the UK national culture collection archive?
The UK National Culture Collection Archive is a legacy website established preserve data from its predecessor site, the United Kingdom National Culture Collection (UKNCC). The aim of the UKNCC was to coordinate the activities of the UK national service collections of microbial organisms.
Where can I Find my NCTC freeze dried cultures?
The strains are preserved as characterised, authenticated freeze-dried (lyophilised) cultures in fused-glass ampoules, which are stored mainly at 10°C. You can either search the collection or browse by alphabetical listing . A selected range of cultures are also available as NCTC LENTICULE® Discs.
