National BioResource Project (NBRP) "Pathogenic Microorganisms " (2nd phase of NBRP from 2007 to 2011) is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the Japanese Government.

The members:

1. Medical Mycology Research Center(former Research Center for Pathogenic Fungi and Microbial Toxicoses), Chiba University (core organization)
2. Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University
3. Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, and
4. Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University