APPLICATIONS FOR STRAINS

1. Persons interested in iCODIMAR biological material should address the CODIMAR curator ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it );
2. The formats for strain application should be received by fax +52 (612) 125 3625 or by electronic mail;
3. Strains are available for national and Latin American academic sector for$100 US dollars + shipping. For other foreign institutions strains shall have a cost of $110 US dollars + shipping;
   
4. If the application is about toxic harmful strains, a guarantee document from the applying institution should be integrated to certify that strains will only be used for research and with all the safety and scientific ethical measures;
5. Instructions to pay for stains shall be sent by electronic mail to the applicant once the application is received and evaluated. If the applicant requires an estimate, it shall be sent by electronic mail;
6. Once the cost of the requested strains is paid and the deposit proof is sent, 10-20 working days will be required to ship the strains by messenger service and/or deliver personally as specified in the application format;
7. All strains are maintained in liquid medium, and thus shall be sent in triplicate in plastic containers with screw top and packaged in thermal containers to minimize abrupt temperature changes. A delivery format that includes general data of the strain and condition in which it grew shall be attached. It is difficult to guarantee strain survival during transfer (especially those that have unstable growth). Therefore we suggest using air messenger service or establish contact with colleagues or friends who will travel to La Paz and can transfer the strains rapidly when they return. In this last case, shipping expenses shall not be included, but the name of the person and date the strains will be picked up should be informed previously. The strains shall be handed out to the person after showing identification and proof of payment;
8. It is strictly forbidden to resell, redistribute, or donate the strains acquired from CODIMAR to third parties .
9. Products generated by the use of strains, should indicate origin and general information of the strain (including code and person who isolated it) with credits to CODIMAR of Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S. C.;
10. Patent creation with CODIMAR strains is strictly prohibited.

STRAIN SHELTER OR DONATION

1. Microalgal strains which are donated or deposited should be available to the scientific community and should be organisms of scientific interest;
2. Send the "CODIMAR-shelter" duly completed to the Collection curator, who shall be in charge of analyzing the feasibility of the application in a period no longer than 10 days;
3. If the state of the stain does not agree with the description indicated in the shelter application format, paperwork shall be automatically cancelled .