Table 1.
Biobanks in Korea
| Name of institute | Website | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |