The BCCM consoritum wants to be a solution partner for providing services of quality in microbial and genetic resources for academia and industry.

Its mission is to
•acquire, preserve and distribute microbial and genetic resources,
•identify and characterize these biological materials,
•offer customer-oriented services,
•increase the understanding of microorganisms and their function in ecosystems,
•foster the application of biological resources.

The BCCM consortium gathers 7 complementary microbial culture collections that are coordinated by a central at the Belgian Science Policy.

BCCM/GeneCorner Plasmid Collection

BCCM/GeneCorner is a partner of the Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organisms (BCCM). Funded by the Belgian Science Policy (Belspo), BCCM/GeneCorner, previously known as BCCM/LMBP, is a unique plasmid repository in Europe.

BCCM/GeneCorner warrants the long-term storage and distribution of plasmids, microbial host strains and DNA libraries of fundamental, biotechnological, educational or general scientific importance.

BCCM/GeneCorner also accepts natural and genetically modified animal or human cell lines, including hybridomas, as well as other genetic material, in the safe deposit and patent deposit collections.

BCCM/GeneCorner provides the following services:
- characterisation tests: plasmid profile analysis, bacteriophage contamination testing, plasmid sequencing and annotation, ...;
- gene technology services: plasmid DNA extraction (small and large scale);
- training & consultancy: training on plasmids and host cells, consultancy, collaboration, customized services

BCCM/GeneCorner is ISO 9001:2015 certified for accession, control, preservation, storage and supply of biological material and related information in the frame of public deposits, safe deposits and patent deposits.

Collection Coverage

Usage restrictions

See catalogue record of each resource.

Curation details

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