Access to Strains
We are committed to making every microbial reference genome sequenced as part of the HMP available in a public repository.
Please refer to the Resource Repository column of the Reference Genome Project Catalog for repository identifiers for individual projects, where available.
NIH's statement on repository deposition and center sequencing
The HMP Consortium has made a commitment to making available bacterial strains whose genomes are sequenced as part of the HMP. Many of these strains are already available in public repositories, such as ATCC and DSMZ, but for those strains not available, the HMP will ensure the deposition of strains into the Biodefense and Emerging Infections Research Resources Repository (BEI). The deposition process includes a number of steps required by both the collaborator making the deposit and BEI. In order to prevent unnecessary delays in sequencing, the HMP sequencing centers and NIH staff have agreed to a specific time point at which sequencing can be initiated. Sequencing can begin when the collaborator depositing this strain has contacted BEI and has submitted the deposit forms to BEI. This corresponds with the deposition status of "BEI Contacted" on the HMP DACC. Even though this allows sequencing to begin before the strain is fully available at BEI, the HMP maintains its commitment to ensuring each sequence strain becomes publicly available.
BEI resources is the primary repository for HMP reference genomes
BEI, Biodefense and Emerging Infections Research Resources Repository, was established by the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and is managed under contract by ATCC, to provide reagents, tools and organisms for research of category A, B and C pathogens and emerging infectious disease agents, and in the case of the Human Microbiome Project, HMP reference genomes to the general research community. Materials requested from BEI are provided at no cost, aside from shipping & handling. Visit BEI for more information about their role in this project.
Additional Repositories
Reference genome organisms already available from a public repository are not required to be deposited in BEI.
Other repositories:
Many targeted projects do not have repository information because we are still trying to identify a source for the project. If you have materials that you would be willing to provide for sequencing, please contact us.
If repository information is not yet available for an active or completed project that you are interested in, please contact the associated sequencing center, or contact the DACC.
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