NCIMB supplies reference strains from the National Collection of Industrial, Food and Marine Bacteria.
We offer analytical, microbial preservation, and biological material storage services as well as undertaking contract research.
Our analytical services include microbial identification, qpcr, next generation sequencing, effluent & ecotoxicity testing, fuel testing and specialist media supply.

NCIMB manages the National Collection of Industrial, Food and Marine Bacteria - the UK’s biggest repository for reference strains of environmental and industrially useful bacteria, plasmids and bacteriophages.

NCIMB is an International Depository Authority for bacteria, yeasts, bacteriophages, plasmids, plant seeds and plant cell tissue cultures. We also provide a range of confidential and secure biological storage services.