The Northern Regional Research Laboratory (also known as NRRL) is a laboratory at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria ( ) is the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States, and the largest city on the Illinois River. As of the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census, the city had a population of 113,150. It is the principal city of the Peoria ...
that researches and stores over 99,000 strains of
bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...
and fungi. According to their website, the NRRL has the largest collection in the world of such strains.
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The Northern Regional Research Laboratory, 21 February 2014 (accessed 28 January 2015)
See also
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National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
The National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR) (sometimes still called the Northern Lab; known locally as the Ag Lab) is a United States Department of Agriculture laboratory center in Peoria, Illinois. The Center researches new ...
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Agricultural Research Service
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). ARS is one of four agencies in USDA's Research, Education and Economics mission area. ARS is charged with ext ...
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Laboratories in the United States
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