How to order General Microorganisms

Types of Distribution

After receiving the fee payment, most of the microorganism strains are supplied in freeze-dried form in an encapsulated pyrex ampoule. The microorganisms should be requested for distribution by the day before the day of delivery. The orders are sent every Tuesday and Thursday. Some microorganisms are supplied in an activated form (plate or slant culture) or in a frozen form (vial). An active culture requires one or two weeks of culture period following a distribution request.
* Please create a new account, submit an order request, and agree to MTA. When the MTA is concluded and payment is received, KCTC will distribute the culture(s).

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How to order Micro-algae

Types of Distribution

A microalgae is supplied in an activated form in a 50 mL conical tube containing a liquid medium. Approximately two weeks are required from request to distribution.
* Please create a new account, submit an order request, and agree to MTA. When the MTA is concluded and payment is received, KCTC will distribute the culture(s).

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How to order Animal and Plant Cell Lines

Types of Distribution

Animal and plant cell lines are supplied as a frozen cell line or a cultured cell line. A frozen cell line is supplied as frozen with dry ice. A cultured cell line may be supplied only by the request of a user, and approximately two weeks are needed from request to distribution.
* Please create a new account, submit an order request, and agree to MTA.
When the MTA is concluded and payment is received, KCTC will distribute the culture(s).

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Notes

The strain that you are supplied with should not be re-supplied to a third party.
For ampules or activated cultures, store the supplied biological resource in a refrigerator at 4℃. Before activation of animal cell lines, store the supplied biological resource in a liquid nitrogen tank. The survival test should be performed as early as possible after receiving the supplied biological resource. Re-distribution is not allowed after 60 days from the date of distribution.
To share the research results obtained by using the strain supplied by the KCTC, please give us the information about your research results, such as abstract or a copy of the article, patent application number, publication number, and international application number. The information will be provided to the microorganism KCTC or the microorganism strain database and added to the KCTC resources database