Humboldt Microbial Collection
December 5, 2025Organizational structure
Academia
Collection Institution/Entity
Cal Poly Humboldt
Staff working with the Collection
2
Collection Contact
Dejah Thrift
Collection Email
Collection Phone
7078263240
Collection can be contacted
Yes
- Has continued institutional support
- Interested in Culture Collections Exchange
- Interested in working with samples from different repositories
- Interested in Collaborative Programs
- Ability to accept orphan collections
- Collection contains sequencing data
- Collection contains reference strains
Collection Category
Research collection (industry or research collection; does not include a plan to distribute strains)
Capacity to accept orphan collections
Size dependent.
Collection follows best management practice guideline
Aspiring for ISBER.
Organisms in Collection
Fungi, Bacteria, Yeast, Oomycetes
Sequencing data in collection
Sanger Sequencing 16S rRNA gene
Training opportunities provided by Collection
Culture Collection management (e.g. quality control procedures, databases, etc., Culturing and preservation methods (including cryopreservation), Genome sequence analysis
Funding Sources for Research performed with Collection specimens
National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF)
Availability and distribution mechanisms
No charge for distribution (shipping may be charged), Culture exchange, Peer to peer for collaborations
Services provided by Collection
Not applicable
Consultations provided by Collection
Does not provide consultation
Host Associations in Collection
Other Plants, Insects, Soil, Water, Built Environment
Research fields relevant to Collection
Ecology, General microbiology