Genotypic Microbial Identification Service from NCIMB

The National Collection of Industrial, Food and Marine Bacteria (NCIMB) Microbial Identification Service has over 30 years´ experience of providing fast, confidential and accurate identification of bacteria and fungi, now to Good Manufacturing Practice standards.

NCIMB isolates and identifies organisms from sources as diverse as microchips and bedbugs and has particular expertise in the pharmaceutical, environmental and personal healthcare sectors.

Our molecular techniques offer more rapid turnaround times than traditional methods and the National Collection provides us with a unique source of reference material. We can also offer a choice of priority or standard service to meet your specific requirements.

MicroSeq® methodology
Sequencing-based MicroSeq® methodology is one of the most accurate and reproducible solutions for bacterial and fungal identification available today.

Our MicroSeq® service includes:

Commercial Services
NCIMB offers a comprehensive range of commercial services, including culture maintenance and preservation, chemical analysis, ecotoxicological testing and support of novel discovery research. This is in addition to the extensive range of bacteria, bacteriophage and plasmids available through the Culture Collection.