NBAIM culture collection follows
the strict quality standards. The products and services
supplied are of marketable quality. At all times good
techniques and procedures as defined in the laboratory
procedures manual or standard operating procedures is
in operation and regular audits carried out to ensure
that these procedures are followed and are effective.
A copy of the NBAIM Quality Manual is available here: NBAIM
Quality Manual
Useful references on culture collection standards:
Anon (1994). Genebank standards.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
Rome, International Plant Genetic Resources Institute,
Rome. ISBN 92 9043 236 5.
Hawksworth, D.L., Sastramihardja,
I., Kokke, R. & Stevenson, R. (1990). Guidelines
for the Establishment and Operation of Collections of
Cultures of Microorganisms. WFCC Secretariat, Brazil:
WFCC.
Hawksworth, D.L. & Schipper,
M.A.A. (1989). Criteria for consideration in the accreditation
of culture collections participating in MINE, the Microbial
Information Network Europe. MIRCEN Journal 5, 277-281.
Smith, D. (1996). Quality Systems
for management of microbial collections. In: Culture
Collections to improve the quality of life (edited by
R.A. Samson, J.A. Stalpers, D. van der Mei and A.H.
Stouthamer). pp137-142. Baarn. The Netherlands: Centraalbureau
voor Schimmelcultures.
Smith, D. & Onions A.H.S. (1994).
The Preservation and Maintenance of Living Fungi. Second
edition. IMI Technical Handbooks No. 2, pp 122. Wallingford,
UK: CAB INTERNATIONAL.
Stevenson, R.E. & Jong, S.C.
(1992). Application of good laboratory practice (GLP)
to culture collections of microbial and cell cultures.
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 8, 229-235.
