Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have a major impact to the sexual and reproductive health of humans around the globe. In fact, the World Health Organization estimates that there are over one million new infections acquired every day.

While some STIs—such as hepatitis B, herpes, human papillomavirus, or HIV—cause incurable, lifelong disease, others such as gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, syphilis, or chlamydia can be cured with antimicrobial treatment. The availability of effective treatment options combined with the early detection and subsequent repeat testing during treatment therefore become vital for improving patient outcomes and managing disease.

To support researchers in the development and validation of vaccines, novel drugs, and detection methods, ATCC provides a wide range of authenticated microorganisms, molecular standards, and cell lines. Our microbial strains are backed by meticulous laboratory procedures and represent ATCC's high standards of quality for microorganisms, including full characterization of each strain to establish identity, utilization of a seed stock system to minimize subculturing, and careful preservation for culture maintenance. Likewise, our molecular standards are fully authenticated and characterized to confirm integrity, purity, concentration, functionality, and identity. These reference materials are provided as high-quality DNA and RNA preparations that were isolated or synthetically derived under aseptic conditions to prevent cross-contamination.

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