Fee structure for services offered by MCM

ARI Service No.1 List of Services Educational / Research Institutions2 Industry / Individual Entity2
Deposit of Microbial Cultures3
1.02 Deposit and accession of anaerobic fungal cultures in MCM (per sample) ₹500.00 ₹1000.00
1.08 Deposit and accession of archaea or bacteria in MCM (per sample) ₹500.00 ₹1000.00
Safe Deposit and accession of archaea or bacteriaor anaerobic fungi in MCM (per sample) ₹10000.00 for the first year
(₹5000.00 annually thereafter)
Supply of Microbial Cultures3
1.03 Supply of bio agent and other industrially important anaerobic fungi-active form (per sample) ₹2000.00 ₹4000.00
1.04 Supply of anaerobic fungal culture -active form (per sample) ₹1000.00 ₹2000.00
1.07 Supply of bacterial / archaeal cultures (per sample) ₹1000.00 ₹2000.00
Microbial identification and characterization
2.04 Digital microscopic image (per sample) ₹1500.00 ₹3000.00
2.06 Morphological identification of pure anaerobic fungal culture (per sample) ₹1000.00 ₹2000.00
2.18 Biochemical identification of aerobic bacteria using BIOLOG identification system (per sample) ₹3500.00 ₹7000.00
2.19 Biochemical identification of anaerobic bacteria using BIOLOG identification system (per sample) ₹4000.00 ₹8000.00
2.20 Microscopic counts of bacteria (eukaryotic cells) (Cell Count with Live/Dead Staining) (per sample) ₹2500.00 ₹5000.00
2.21 Total viable count of aerobic/anaerobic Archaea or Bacteria(per sample) ₹2500.00 ₹5000.00
2.22 Identification of Archaea or Bacteriaby 16S rRNA sequencing (~700 bp, per sample) ₹1500.00 ₹3000.00
2.31 Identification of Archaea or Bacteriaby 16S rRNA gene sequencing and BLAST/EzTaxon analysis (+1200 bp, per sample) ₹2500.00 ₹5000.00
2.32 Antimicrobial tests against Product / Solution ₹5000.00 ₹10000.00
2.33 Phylogenetic Analysis (single gene, upto 20 sequences ~1kb each) ₹3000.00 ₹6000.00
2.34 MALDI-TOF identification of Archaea or Bacteria ₹750.00 ₹1500.00
2.35 MALDI-TOF identification of anaerobic Fungi ₹1000.00 ₹2000.00
Analytical Services
3.02 HPLC analysis of acids, solvents and sugars (per sample) ₹3100.00 ₹5500.00
3.06 GC analysis of Gas (per sample) ₹1200.00 ₹2200.00
3.07 GC analysis of solvents and VFA (per sample) ₹2200.00 ₹4000.00
3.10 FTIR-Fourier-transform Infrared Spectroscopy (per sample) ₹200.00 ₹500.00
3.15 Lyophilization – Lyophilization of microbial cultures (up to 20 ampoules) ₹2000.00 ₹5000.00
3.29 Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) – Whole Genome Sequencing (per sample) ₹50000.00 ₹80000.00
3.30 Wine Analysis (WA) per sample ₹1000.00 ₹1750.00
3.37 Testing of anaerobic sludge sample for the methanogenic activity, sulphide and ammoniacal nitrogen contents (BMP) ₹10000.00 ₹20000.00
3.44 Physico-chemical characterization – Total Ash (20 gm) ₹500.00 ₹1200.00
3.49 Physico-chemical characterization – pH determination (20 gm) ₹100.00 ₹250.00
4.01 Chemical oxygen demand (per sample) ₹1200.00 ₹2400.00
4.02 Total Solids& Volatile Solids ₹500.00 ₹1000.00
4.20 Total Organic Carbon ₹1500.00 ₹3000.00
4.21 Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen &Ammoniacal Nitrogen ₹1500.00 ₹3000.00
Fiber Analysis (Cellulose, Hemicellulose and Lignin Content) ₹6000.00 ₹10500.00
100 Liter Fermenter facility usage (each instance without consumables) ₹12000.00 ₹20000.00
Educational Services
Training in Anaerobic Microbiology Techniques for eight days (without boarding and lodging) ₹18000.00 ₹30000.00
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2Add 18 % GST to all fees listed above.

3Add ₹200/- plus 5 % GST as shipping and handling charges for deliveries within India. INTERNATIONAL deliveries will be charged at actual.

Payment Details

Name: Agharkar Research Institute – MACS

Bank: State Bank of India Deccan Gymkhana Pune

Account Type: Current A/C

Account No.: 11100349036

IFSC code: SBIN0001110

UPI ID: agarkarmacs@sbi

GST No.: 27AAATM5872A3ZN