A new Health Protection Agency (HPA) Culture Collections website has been launched offering cell lines, bacteria, viruses, fungi, associated services and technical information. This follows the integration of four UK culture collections into one not-for-profit strategic business unit within the Health Protection Agency.
Together, the National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC), the European Collection of Cell Cultures (ECACC), the National Collection of Pathogenic Fungi (NCPF) and the National Collection of Pathogenic Viruses (NCPV) supply reference microorganisms and cell cultures of medical importance worldwide. In doing so, HPA Culture Collections serves to underpin the quality of healthcare science laboratory services.
www.hpacultures.org.uk