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Celebrating Alexander Fleming’s legacy.
NCTC preserves the original 1928 Staphylococcus aureus strain that informed the discovery of penicillin. This historic culture remains vital for global research, method validation, and quality control. https://bit.ly/4iT7DEi
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Can't complain, really. Just don't pick up any injuries or red cards in the second half. #nctc
New Type Strain added to NCTC
NCTC 14583: Campylobacter showae is a new Type strain recently added to the NCTC collection. This strain was isolated from a human oral cavity. Access online: https://bit.ly/4rgKb8A #NCTC #UKHSA
Celebrating Howard Florey.
NCTC 6571, the “Oxford Staph,” used in the penicillin trials, was given by Florey to Fleming and remains one of the most widely used S. aureus control strains.
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New Type Strain added to NCTC
NCTC 14480: Chordicoccus furentiruminis, gen. nov., sp. nov., is a novel succinic acid producing bacterium isolated from a steer on a high grain diet. Access online: https://bit.ly/4as4bOw
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New Type Strain added to NCTC
NCTC 14479: Ruminococcus bovis sp. nov., is a novel species of amylolytic Ruminococcus isolated from the rumen of a dairy cow. Access online: https://bit.ly/4aaxBl9 #NCTC #UKHSA
Celebrating Theodore Escherich’s legacy. NCTC 86, his original E. coli strain, still underpins modern microbiology and public health over a century later. Read more: https://bit.ly/4iT7DEi
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UK SMI update:
We’ve made point changes to UK SMI B 4 (superficial mouth samples) — check the amendment table on page 4.
Please review the website terms before accessing: https://bit.ly/3MfPo17
Questions? Contact the Standards Unit.
#UKSMI #UKHSA #NCTC #CultureCollections
UK SMI update:
Point changes have been made to UK SMI S 7 (gastroenteritis). See the amendment table on page 4 for details.
Please read the website terms before accessing: https://bit.ly/49MFY6i
Queries → Standards Unit.
#UKSMI #UKHSA #NCTC #NCPV #CultureCollections
Welcome to 2026! Culture Collections continues to support global research with trusted biological resources. Here’s to another year of innovation and collaboration. https://www.culturecollections.org.uk/
#CultureCollections #ECACC #NCTC #NCPV #NCPF #UKHSA
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Holiday Service & Dispatch Update: All Culture Collections dispatches will restart on Monday, 5 January 2026. Full details: https://bit.ly/4j6Pvbg
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NCTC scientists published four key papers in 2025—two on microbial taxonomy (IJSEM), one detailing 101 new strains (Access Microbiology), and a genomic study of the historic Murray Collection. Read more: https://bit.ly/4soLLGy
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Join our team today, we have a job vacancy for an NCTC Operational Lead at UKHSA. This role is central to bacteriology, overseeing one of the world’s most trusted collections of bacterial strains. Apply for this vacancy today: https://bit.ly/44f5RbO
#UKHSA #Vacancy #NCTC
Check out our Service and Dispatch update for the holidays. Dispatches for all collections resume Monday, 5 January 2026.
Learn more: www.culturecollections.org.uk/culture-collection-news/...
#CultureCollections #ECACC #NCTC #NCPV #NCPF #UKHSA
We have a job vacancy for an NCTC Operational Lead at UKHSA. This role is central to bacteriology, overseeing one of the world’s most trusted collections of bacterial strains.
Learn more about this opportunity and apply today: https://bit.ly/44f5RbO
#UKHSA #Vacancy #NCTC
We have a job vacancy for an NCTC Operational Lead at UKHSA. This role is central to bacteriology, overseeing one of the world’s most trusted collections of bacterial strains.
Learn more about this opportunity and apply today: https://bit.ly/44f5RbO
#UKHSA #Vacancy #NCTC
We have a Job vacancy for Operational Lead NCTC a cornerstone in global bacteriology. For more details on this job offer, please visit https://bit.ly/44f5RbO #UKHSA #Vacancy #CultureCollections #NCTC
Read the NCTC new accessions 2023 paper published in Access Microbiology. 101 bacterial strains, including antimicrobial resistant strains and type strains of novel microbial taxa, were made available to scientists in 2023. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4hYULgA #NCTC #UKHSA
Join our team today, We have a job vacancy for a Microbiologist - NCTC6000 Project at UKHSA. Discover more about this exciting opportunity and apply today: https://bit.ly/4hHavVr #UKHSA #Vacancy #CultureCollections #NCTC
We have a Job vacancy for a Microbiologist - NCTC6000 Project at UKHSA. For more details on this job offer, please visit https://bit.ly/4hHavVr #UKHSA #Vacancy #CultureCollections #NCTC
