NCIMB news 15 July 2025
Seventy-five years ago, in July 1950, the creation of a National Collection of Industrial Bacteria was announced in Nature. The collection took over the non-pathogenic cultures held by the UK’s National Collection of Type Cultures, and was reported to hold some 350 types. This new collection was expected to increase considerably as the collection became more representative of the needs of industry.
The Collection of Industrial Bacteria later merged with the National Collections of Marine, and then Food Bacteria to create the collection that NCIMB curates today. The collection has grown to be the largest bacterial collection in the UK’s Biological Resource Network. We have thousands of strains in our care and our collection is still growing and providing a vital resource for scientists around the world, with new accessions reflecting shifting research priorities over the years.
Read the original article at https://rdcu.be/b5kiD or visit our culture collection pages to learn more about the the strains we hold and how to order.