Researchers are invited to deposit new and interesting materials in the collection. In principle only strains that are to be published are acceptable for deposit. The NCCB will provide accession numbers, which can be referred to in the publication.
Depositors are still free to distribute cultures themselves.
For information on correctly shipping cultures to the NCCB, please consult our packing instructions . On request, cultures can be made available only for non-commercial purposes. These cultures are supplied only to third parties after a signed agreement for the restricted use of such a culture has been received. The transfer agreement states that 1. Please indicate your wish for this option on the accession form .