TISTR
CULTURE COLLECTION Bngkok MIRCEN
Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR)
The TISTR Culture Collection at the Bangkok MIRCEN
is the main service collection in Thailand. It was created
with UNESCO/UNEP support in 1976 with the aim of establishing
a holding center for agriculturally and industrially
useful microbial strains. Since then, the Collection
has been devoted to collection, preservation, and distribution
of microorganisms. In the year 200. Quality Management
System of MIRCEN services on supply, preservation and
deposition of microbial culture has been assessed by
Bureau Veritas Quality International (BVQ) and found
to be in accordance with the requirements of the quality
standards ISO 9002:1994.
The following main services are offered:
CULTURE SUPPLY
Some 5,000 strains of bacteria, yeasts,
fungi and microalgae, covering a wide range of known
or potential applications for biotechnology development,
agriculture, environment, industry are readily available.
TISTR-cultures are distributed in response to written
orders from laboratories and educational institutions.
Distribution of cultures is generally restricted to
approved laboratories only. Cultures are supplied at
nominal charge. The Collection regularly publishes a
catalog of strains.
DEPOSIT OF MICROORGANISMS AND PLASMIDS
Public Deposit
TISTR Culture Collection provided
this service to scientific community to deposit their
microorganisms and plassmids and results publicly available
for further study. The public deposited cultures are
available to third parties. In return for this service,
the depositor receives a clear reference in the catalogued
strain-record and is entitled to receive another strain
in exchange.
Safe Deposit
TISTR Culture Collection provides service
on Safe Deposit to industry to ensure safety for proprietary
cultures of particular importance to industry against
e.g. potential loss or irreversible changes of their production
strains.
PRESERVATION OF STRAINS
TISTR Culture Collection offers to
prepare freeze-dried ampoules of microbial strains upon
request.
IDENTIFICATION OF STRAINS
Service on identification and characterization
of bacteria, yeast, fungi and microalgae is conducted
at a level to be agreed with the clients. All analyses
and their results form part of a confidential report.
ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION OF STRAINS
Samples for examination, detection,
isolation and purification of microorganisms include
(contaminated) food, water, deteriorated materials and
industrial products.
TRAINING SERVICES
Training services range from courses
workshops and on the job training focused on isolatioin,
identification, characterization of strains, preservation
and culture collection management.
