I have been looking to expand our virology department here for a year since joining my current institution. I have only ever purchased viruses from Carolina Biosciences (bacteriophage) and ATCC (most of our cell lines and viruses). Now I'm looking to buy HCoV‑NL63 and -HKU1 after working with 229E and TGEV for the last few years between my last employer and current, to give our microbiologists (and myself) some more room to develop. Does anyone have any helpful insight?
Sincerely,
A green microbiologist (>5 years working in the field)
I've ask your question in chatGPT (https://chat.openai.com) instead of make a search in Google. Here is the answer :
When looking to purchase HCoV-NL63 and -HKU1, there are a few things to consider:
- Reputation of the supplier: Make sure to purchase from a reputable supplier that has a good track record of providing high-quality and authentic viruses.
- Quality and authenticity of the virus: Ask for information about the quality and authenticity of the virus, such as its titer, purity, and whether or not it has been authenticated.
- Shipping and handling: Make sure that the supplier is able to ship the virus under the appropriate conditions to ensure that the virus remains viable during transit.
- Safety and biosafety: Make sure that the supplier provides the necessary information and materials for handling and working with the virus safely, such as biosafety level, personal protective equipment, and decontamination procedures.
You can consider well-known suppliers of viruses such as ATCC, American Type Culture Collection, LGC Standards, and Microbiological Culture Collection (MCC) Additionally, it's important to comply with any regulations or guidelines that are specific to your location and institution when working with these viruses.
It's also important to keep in mind that some viruses may be difficult to obtain, not widely available, or only provided through specific channels, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It's worth checking with them for more information about obtaining HCoV-NL63 and -HKU1.
This is a scientefic and commercial subject ,so the only mean is coordination between your institute and intenational organizations like WHO,CDC ,FAO so ....on for scientfic side while commercial side follow an agreements of manufactury prducing
- Badges
- Science topic
- Similar topics
- Microbiology
- Assays