The ciliate Paramecium species are model organisms widely used for various researches on eukaryotes. Yamaguchi University has been acting as the core facility for Paramecium resources in the world under the National BioResource Project (NBRP) of the MEXT to distribute various Paramecium strains worldwide. more
Left photo: Paramecium caudatum with symbiotic bacteria Holospora obtusa in the macronucleus.
Center: P. bursaria with Chlorella variabilis in the cytoplasm (Kodama and Fujishima, 2010)
Right: Autofluorescence of chlorophyll within chloroplast. Fluorescence of nucleus is DAPI.
Representative: Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University MASAHISA Watarai
E-mail:nbrpcm( )yamaguchi-u.ac.jp replace ( ) with @
1677-1, Yoshida, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi 753-8515, JAPAN
What's new!
11th-17th, August 2020
Notice of summer holidays
During the above period, shipment of Paramecium cells will be suspended. We apologize for your inconvenience, and thank you for your kind understanding.
18th Novemer 2019
Created Methods page.
30th August 2018
We began offering a Paramecium strain suitable for feed of juveniles such as medaka and zebrafish.
Please click on the blue letters of "request for distribution" in the Contents column.
5th August 2014
The list of strains available for distribution was updated.
The MTA was updated.
7th April 2014
Prices of resources were revised.
2nd October 2013
Publications and Invited Lectures were added to the Achievements page.
