Can anyone provide us with the culture of Thermus aquaticus for educational purpose?

09 September 2014 1 10K Report

We were planning on a starting a study group and a workshop/training on recombinant DNA technology and were thinking of trying to clone the DNA Pol I gene of Thermus aquaticus. We tried isolating the organism locally but were unsuccessful so I was wondering if it was possible to obtain the organism from someone. We'd be grateful if someone could help us.

Dr. Prabhavathi Paulraj

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