UAMH
October 18, 2023Collection Website
WDCM Identifier
73
Organizational structure
Academia, Private non-profit
Collection Institution/Entity
University of Toronto
Staff working with the Collection
2
Collection Contact
Yordanka Guardiola
Position of Collection contact
Curator
Collection Email
Collection Phone
+1 416 946 0459
Collection can be contacted
Yes
- Interested in Culture Collections Exchange
- Interested in working with samples from different repositories
- Interested in Collaborative Programs
- Collection contains reference strains
- Collection contains sequencing data
- Has continued institutional support
- Ability to accept orphan collections
Collection Category
Publicly available (qualified curator, collection management policies, microbial specimens, a database of collection information, an online strain catalog, and distributes strains to the scientific community)
Collection follows best management practice guideline
World Federation for Culture Collections Guidelines (http://www.wfcc.info/guidelines/), ISO 17043
Organisms in Collection
Fungi
Sequencing data in collection
nuclear DNA barcode genes
Training opportunities provided by Collection
Medical mycology
Funding Sources for Research performed with Collection specimens
Availability and distribution mechanisms
Fee per strain for distribution
Services provided by Collection
Storage service (safe deposit), Strain isolation/taxonomic identification, Custom material preparation (such as genomic DNA/RNA), Contract screening, Consulting
Consultations provided by Collection
Preservation, Propagation, Shipment regulations
Host Associations in Collection
Grain crops, Fruits, Vegetables, Other Plants, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Insects, Other Animals, Humans, Soil, Water, Built Environment
Research fields relevant to Collection
Agriculture, Industrial microbiology, Medical microbiology, Molecular biology, Systematics and taxonomy, Veterinary