A product sheet (in a properly sealed plastic pouch) will contain detailed information on the handling of materials, as well as ideal growth and propagation conditions.
Triple Layer Packaging guidelines of United Nations Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods will be complied (see Annexure I).
For transport, the mark illustrated below shall be displayed on the external surface of the outer packaging on background of a contrasting colour and shall be clearly visible and legible. The mark shall be in the form of a square set at an angle of 45° (diamond-shaped) with each side having a length of at least 50 mm; the width of the line shall be at least 2 mm and the letters and numbers shall be at least 6 mm high. The proper shipping name “BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE, CATEGORY B” in letters at least 6 mm high shall be marked on the outer packaging adjacent to the diamond-shaped mark.
The UN category number of infectious substances will be mentioned.
Sender details i.e., Name, Designation, Department, Institute name, address, Fax, Email including emergency contact number will be given along with the packaging.
The cultures are preserved in NRAMRB Laboratory, ICMR-NIRBI by methods known to maintain the viability of strains for a long time. However, NRAMRB Laboratory ill not take any responsibility if a culture becomes non-viable or is destroyed during storage in the laboratory of requesting party or of any misuse or improper handling of cultures received.
Complaints about the cultures are entertained within one months of the receipt of the culture by the requesting party.
Request party should also fill up an online form “Online Culture Distribution”(see Annexure II) or This form should be uploaded during strain request.
A ‘Material Transfer Agreement’ (MTA) (see Annexure III) needs to be signed between the recipient and the NRAMRB Laboratory, ICMR-NIRBI before sending the strains. This form can be downloaded from the website.
The culture once received should be acknowledged.
Shipment will be done to the recipient as per their contact details given below.
NRAMRB Laboratory ICMR-NIRBI will avoid the shipment on weekends and public holidays to minimise shipment time and/or delay in receiving.
Contact details
Laboratory-in-charge
National Repository of Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria (NRAMRB),
ICMR - National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections (NIRBI)
(formerly ICMR - National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED)),
NICED-I Building (adjacent to Subhas Sarobar),
P-33, C.I.T. Road, Scheme XM, Beliaghata,
West Bengal, Kolkata 700010
email ID: nramrb2021@gmail.com
Telephone: Mobile: 91-8981527805; P:+91-(0)33-23705533/4478 (Extn.1212)
