- CASPIR may be contacted via:
email: ABCsIsolateBank@cdc.gov
phone: 770-339-5949
fax : 770-339-5943
- Caspir personnel will provide instructions (“ABCs Isolate Request Guidelines”) on how to officially request isolates, along with a description of available isolates and parameters (“Isolate Information Available”). This description should help the requestor(s) to focus the request.
- Requests must be sent on official letterhead and should define the number and type of isolates needed. The requestor must include current professional affiliation and a brief summary plan for use of the strains.
- CDC will work with the requestor to complete a material transfer agreement (MTA) or User Fee that will limit dissemination of bacterial isolates after they leave CASPIR.
- CASPIR charges requestors for isolates if the isolates will be used by a for-profit organization. In the future, all requestors may be required to pay shipping fees, following notice in the Federal Register.
Page Last Modified: October 6, 2006
