+++ Christmas Break +++
Please note that due to our Christmas Break requests received from
16 Dec 2024 to 7 Jan 2025 will be stored in our systems, but not processed further.
We will start answering your requests in the order of their arrival on 8 Jan 2025.
FAQ related to microorganisms
This page provides information about the handling of microorganisms.
For questions related to the ordering of microorganisms please see our FAQ here or download our short guideline on how to order from the DSMZ.
Please select the topic of interest
- - Strain information
- - Safety Data Sheets and Certificates
- - Handling of ampoules
- - Labelling of preservation lots of ampoules and of actively growing cultures
- - Storage and viability of received microorganisms
- - Cultivation of microorganisms in my lab
- - Deposit of strains
- - Plasmids
- - Bacteriophages
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What is important when growing plasmid-bearing strains?
Growth media should contain those agents selective for the plasmids to avoid plasmid loss.
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Does the DSMZ provide isolated plasmid DNA?
No, plasmids are only offered within their host bacterium.
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Does the DSMZ provide plasmid sequences or maps?
No, we refer to published literature that are given as a DSMZ literature reference number for most plasmids.