About Us
Biological Resource Center of Plants, Animals and Micro-organisms
Biological Resource Center of Plants, Animals and Micro-organisms located in Eastern Shenzhen was built in 2016. The goal of the center is to establish a featured biorepository that conserves the biological materials together with associated genomic data. To this end, the center takes advantage of classic preservation methods and advanced techniques within the field of genomics. Till now, it has created a standardized system to preserve the biological samples derived from different organisms and certified to meet the well-known management system standards of ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environment), ISO 45001 (health & safety) and ISO 27001 (information). Besides, the center has hosted/participated in the preparation and publication of a few international/local standards. Noteworthily, two international standards regarding biobanking animal and plant biological materials have been published in 2021.
Biological Resource Center of Plants, Animals and Micro-organisms consists of three subdivisions, say, Animal Cell Bank (ACB), Bank of Plant Resource (BPR) and China National GeneBank Culture Collection (CNGBCC). Various biological materials including animal cells, plant seeds and bacterial strains and related genomic data are available for access and distribution. In addition, the center provides personalized technical services for researchers to facilitate their scientific research. Please contact us if you have any inquiry.
Animal Cell Bank
Animal Cell Bank (ACB) is committed to cryopreserving cell cultures originated from different tissues of the animals and acquiring their genomic information as well. ACB has cooperated with many institutes and constructed a pipeline for the isolation, in vitro culture, testing and long-term storage of the animal cells. So far, ACB has collected around 200 living cell cultures derived from more than 70 animal species, most of which are mammals and birds. The cell cultures include mainly 4 types, say, lymphoblastoid cell lines, fibroblast cell lines, mesenchymal stem cells and epithelial cells. ACB is also a non-profit platform that provides various services for cell culture, testing and collection deposit.
Bank of Plant Resource
Bank of Plant Resource (BPR) has built a standardized system to collect, preserve and identify plant resources. Three types of genetic materials including plant seeds, voucher specimens and leaves are collected for species conservation and research purposes. BPR has a secure seed bank that is capable of storing nearly 100,000 seed samples under a relatively steady state. Till now, the bank has conserved over 10,000 plant seed materials from a large diversity of plants, such as maize, rice, grains, wheat, soybeans, cotton, oil crops, vegetables, fruits, medicinal plants, flowers and pasture. In addition to plant seeds, BPR stores more than 20,000 voucher specimens and leaf samples that could be applied in the future research. Besides, BPR has worked in partnership with many international institutes, including Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the Crop Trust, FAO and Wageningen University.
China National GeneBank Culture Collection
China National GeneBank Culture Collection (CNGBCC) is dedicated to the collection, preservation, supply and utilization of microbial resources. CNGBCC has employed high-throughput culturomics to obtain more than 42,000 strains, over 90% of which are human symbiotic microorganisms. CNGBCC adopts 16S rRNA sequencing for identification of the organisms and around 30,000 strains are found to be distributed in over 800 species. More than 100 new species have been successfully discovered by this means. Besides, whole genome sequencing has been applied to more than 2,000 strains to enhance our understandings of the organisms. One characteristic of CNGBCC is that it hosts a unique stock of Chinese human symbiotic microorganisms and related genomic data. As a member of World Data Center for Microorganisms (No. WDCM 1199), CNGBCC could provide microbial strains as well as technical services including culturomics, identification and preservation for researchers worldwide.