Microbe Division (JCM) (RIKEN BRC)

Urgent announcement:

Due to the war in Ukraine, shipping of microbial resources to Europe is disturbed. There may happen some delay of delivery than usual. We will carefully schedule each shipping by checking posting services and will communicate with the recipient.
Thank you very much in advance for your understanding and cooperation.

We sincerely hope that peace comes back soon.

Notice of periodic maintenance

What’s New
JCM strains with genome sequences determined by the GCM 10K type strain sequencing project (2025/05/01). Updated
JCM Mail News delivered (2025/03/13).
MALDI-TOF MS reference library of various microbial strains under the NBRP Program (2025/02/25). Updated
Filamentous fungi were added to the List of JCM Strain (2024/12/04).
	News Archives

Strain & Catalogue
JCM On-line Catalogue of Strains.
New JCM strains catalogued for the past one year.
JCM Strains in Publications.
Lists of JCM strains.
JCM BLAST Search.
Resource News.
Genome sequencing of JCM strains under the GCM 10K type strain sequencing project.
MALDI-TOF MS reference library of various microbial strains under the NBRP Program.
Yeast strains with specific characteristics.
Technical tips for cultivation of archaea and extremophiles.

Order & Deposit
Prepayment of distribution fees.
Distribution of microbial genomic DNA.
Distribution of strains controlled by the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law of Japan.
Certificate of deposition and availability.

Commitment
ISO 9001 certified.
National BioResource Project (NBRP).
Quality examination and information release policy on our bioresources.

JCM accession number
JCM:

Example: JCM = 12345 (Exact match search)

Scientific name 1
Genus: Species:

Example 1: Genus = Micromonospora Example 2: Species = aurantiaca Example 3: Genus = %monospo, Species = %ensis (Prefix match search at each box. Inside match or suffix match search can be performed by using "%" as a wild-card character like Example 3. Case-insensitive)

Scientific name 2
Scientific name:

Example 1: Scientific name = Micromonospora chalcea Example 2: Scientific name = Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei (Prefix match search. Inside match or suffix match search can be performed by using "%" as a wild-card character. Case-insensitive)

Culture medium
JCM Medium No.: Name of Medium:

Example 1: JCM Medium No. = 58 Example 2: Name of Medium = malt extract (Exact match search for "JCM Medium No." and inside match search for "Name of Medium". Case-insensitive)

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