Table 1 Biobanks in Korea

Korea National Research Resource Center (KNRRC)

www.knrrc.or.kr/english

Animal, plant, human-origin, microorganism

Korea Research Institute of bioscience & Biotechnology

www.kribb.re.kr/eng/sub02/sub02_05.jsp

Animal, plant, human-origin, microorganism

Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea

www.mabik.re.kr/html/en/

Animal, plant, microorganism

National Institute of Biological Resources

www.nibr.go.kr/eng

Plant, microorganism, vertebrata, insect specimen

National Science Museum

www.science.go.kr/english/index.html

Animal, plant, DNA

RDA-Genebank Information Center

www.genebank.go.kr/eng/

Plant germplasm, DNA, microorganism, sequence, silkworm, insect

Animal

Aging Tissue Bank

atb.knrrc.or.kr

Fresh frozen tissue, serum, animal model

Animal Bio Resources Bank

www.abrb.or.kr

Animal secretion, physiologically active substance

Arthropods of Medical Importance Resource Bank

amib.knrrc.or.kr

Animal extract, fresh frozen tissue, specimen, DNA

Bovine Genome Resource Bank

bgrb.knrrc.or.kr

Paraffin block, serum, whole blood, DNA

Korean Coral Resource Bank

www.coralbank.co.kr

cDNA library, DNA

Laboratory Animal Resource Center

mouse.kribb.re.kr

Mouse, fertilized egg

Marine Arthropod Depository Bank of Korea

www.madbk.org

Specimen

Marine Echinoderm Resources Bank of Korea

merbk.syu.ac.kr/main.do

Specimen, sequence, DNA

Marine Fish Resource Bank of Korea

cms.pknu.ac.kr/mfrbk

Specimen, DNA

Marine Mollusk Resource Bank of Korea

www.mmrbk.org

Specimen, clone library, DNA

National Primate Research Center

eng.primate.re.kr

Nucleic acid, tissue, cell, brain tissue

Neurogenic Laboratory & Neuromarker Resource Bank

www.brainprism.org

Specimen, protein, nucleic acids, BAC

Parasite Resource Bank

www.parasite-bank.or.kr

Tissue, egg, specimen, DNA, serum

Zebrafish Organogenesis Mutant Bank

zomb.knrrc.or.kr

Live animal, nucleic acids, sequence

Microorganism

Bacteriophage Bank

www.phagebank.or.kr

Phage

Center for Fungal Genetic Resources

genebank.snu.ac.kr

Fungi, DNA

Culture Collection of Antimicrobial Resistant Microbes

www.ccarm.or.kr

Bacteria, fungi

Culture Collection of Mushrooms

ccm.knrrc.or.kr

Fungal culture

Extract Collection of Useful Microorganism

www.ecum.or.kr

Extract

Helicobacter pylori Korean Type Culture Collection

hpktcc.knrrc.or.kr

Bacteria, clone, cell strains

Korea Bank for Pathogenic Viruses

kbpv.knrrc.or.kr

Serum, virus

Korea Environmental Microorganisms Bank

www.kbem.or.kr

Bacteria

Korea Mushroom Resource Bank

kmrb.knrrc.or.kr

Fungal culture

Korea Veterinary Culture Collection

kvcc.kahis.go.kr

Fungi, bacteria, virus, parasite, clone, serum

Korean Collection for Oral Microbiology

kcom.knrrc.or.kr

Bacteria

Korean Collection for Type Cultures

kctc.kribb.re.kr/English/index.aspx

Bacteria, fungi, microalgae, DNA

Korean Lichen and Allied Bioresource center

kolabic.knrrc.or.kr

Fungi, microalgae, extract

Marine & Extreme Bioresources Collections

www.mebic.re.kr/mebic_l1/eng

Bacteria, algae, benthos

Marine Fungal Resource Bank

mfrb.snu.ac.kr

Fungi, DNA

Metagenome Resource Bank

mgrb.knrrc.or.kr

Sequence

Mushroom bank

www.genebank.go.kr/pm_m/main.jsp

Specimen

Myxobacteria Bank

myxobank.knrrc.or.kr

Myxobacteria

National Culture Collection for Pathogens

nccp.cdc.go.kr

Pathogenic microorganism, DNA, RNA, plasmid, clone

Plant Virus Genebank

www.virusbank.org

Virus, antibody, sequence

Smart Microbial Carbohydrate lab

smclab.konkuk.ac.kr

Microbial carbohydrate

Waterborne Virus Bank

www.wava.or.kr

Virus

Plant

Brassica Resource Bank

brb.knrrc.or.kr

Seed

Center for the Korea Potato Genetic Resources

kpgr.knrrc.or.kr

Plant, seed

Ginseng bank

gb.knrrc.or.kr

Plant, plant extract, seed, cell line, DNA

International Biological Material Research Center

www.ibmrc.re.kr

Plant

Korea Bioactive Natural Material Bank

kbnmb.knrrc.or.kr

Plant, plant extract

Korea Plant Extract Bank

extract.kribb.re.kr

Plant, plant extract

Korea Seed & Variety Service

www.seed.go.kr/english

Seed

Korean Marine Plant Collection

www.kmpc.kr

Specimen, culture, DNA

Marine Brown Algae Resources Bank

mbrb.chosun.ac.kr/main.do

Specimen, extract, culture, DNA

Marine Green Algal Resources Bank

mgarb.pknu.ac.kr/main.do

Specimen, culture, DNA

Medicinal Plant Resources Bank

mprb.knrrc.or.kr

Plant, extract, DNA

National Forest Seed and Variety Center

www.kfsv.go.kr

Seed, clone, specimen

National Institute of Agricultural Sciences

www.naas.go.kr/english

Plant, seed

Plant DNA bank in Korea

pdbk.korea.ac.kr

DNA

Human-origin

Human Serum Bank

hsb.knrrc.or.kr

Serum

Korea Prostate Bank

www.prostatebank.or.kr

Tissue, plasma, serum, urine, DNA

Korean Cell Line Bank

cellbank.snu.ac.kr/english

Cell line

Korean Gynecologic Cancer bank

kgcb.or.kr

Serum, body fluid, cell line, tissue, plasma, saliva, urine

Korean Human Gene Bank

genbank.kribb.re.kr

cDNA, gene set, library, clone

Korean Leukemia Cell & Gene Bank

www.klcgb.or.kr/eng

Cell line, DNA

Liver Cancer Specimen Bank

lcsb.knrrc.or.kr

Tissue, plasma

National Biobank of Korea

kbn.cdc.go.kr

Serum, plasma, urine, buffy coat, DNA

Seoul National University Hospital Biomedical Research Institute

en.bri.snuh.org

Serum, plasma, buffy coat, nucleic acid, B cell, urine, lymphocytes, blood, tissue

Wonkwang University Hospital

med.wku.ac.kr/?page_id=507

Tissue, blood, DNA