Sierra College Microbial Collection
July 29, 2024Organizational structure
Academia
Collection Institution/Entity
Sierra College
Staff working with the Collection
0
Collection Contact
Harriet Wilson
Position of Collection contact
Retired faculty/Volunteer
Collection Email
Collection Phone
(916) 599-6097
Collection can be contacted
Yes
- Interested in working with samples from different repositories
- Interested in Collaborative Programs
- Collection contains reference strains
- Collection contains sequencing data
- Has continued institutional support
- Interested in Culture Collections Exchange
- Ability to accept orphan collections
Collection Category
Since my retirement the Biological Sciences Department has stopped nucleotide sequencing and faculty are using only a small portion of the collection for classroom activities. I have metadata for most of the strains, but the strain ID numbers are not on the cryovials (only on the spreadsheet I have been putting together). The collection is much larger than indicated by the examples provided above, but those do provide some indication of the diversity. Bacteria make up the bulk of the collection, but there are also a few yeast and fungal strains represented.
Collection follows best management practice guideline
None of the Above
Organisms in Collection
Fungi, Bacteria, Yeast
Reference strains in collection
Yes, there are a few reference strains within the collection. Some of these were purchased long ago and some were donated when the Placer County Department of Public Health Microbiolgy lab was shut down.
Sequencing data in collection
16S rRNA gene sequences for nearly all bacteria, 18S rRNA gene and intergenic spacer sequences for fungi and yeast plus WGS sequences for 25 selected bacteria.
Training opportunities provided by Collection
Does not provide training
Funding Sources for Research performed with Collection specimens
Department of Energy (DOE), National Institutes of Health (NIH), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Availability and distribution mechanisms
As a volunteer with access to the collection and to the building housing it, I could potentially make the strains available to interested parties. I have shipped some of the strains previously; e.g., to the DSMZ, the NRRL and to the Wadsworth Center in New York.
Services provided by Collection
Not applicable
Consultations provided by Collection
Does not provide consultation
Genus in Collection
Species: , Quantity:
Host Associations in Collection
Fruits, Vegetables, Other Plants, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Other Animals, Humans
Research fields relevant to Collection
Ecology, General microbiology, Systematics and taxonomy