Thank you for agreeing to submit a microbial isolate (strain) to the NIST Microbial Strain Collection (NMSC). Please note that any strains submitted to NIST are subject to the terms and conditions specified below.
To submit your strains, please fill out the following provenance information (for each strain) to the best of your knowledge. Note: If the strain is or is potentially a human-derived strain, please do NOT submit any personally identifiable information (PII) for individual(s) that are or may be the source of the strain. If you would like to submit more than 5 strains, please contact us and we will send you a spreadsheet template for recording and sharing provenance information.
If you have any questions, please contact
microbialstrains@nist.gov.
Upon receiving your form submission, we will review the information you have provided. If your deposit is approved, we will send a confirmation email with shipping instructions. Please do not ship any strains or materials until you have received a confirmation email from us.