Collection of Zoosporic Eufungi at University of Michigan
October 18, 2023Collection Website
Organizational structure
Academia
Collection Institution/Entity
University of Michigan
Staff working with the Collection
2
Collection Contact
Timothy James
Position of Collection contact
Curator
Collection Email
Collection Phone
734-615-7753
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
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)
Capacity to accept orphan collections
We have started from two collections that were endangered. We are limited to a specific taxon, but we are able to take on new strains in this taxon.
Collection follows best management practice guideline
Organisms in Collection
Fungi
Sequencing data in collection
Ribosomal RNA sequences, some genomes
Training opportunities provided by Collection
Does not provide training
Funding Sources for Research performed with Collection specimens
Department of Energy (DOE), National Science Foundation (NSF)
Availability and distribution mechanisms
Fee per strain for distribution
Services provided by Collection
Storage service (safe deposit)
Consultations provided by Collection
Does not provide consultation
Host Associations in Collection
Other Plants, Amphibians, Soil, Water
Research fields relevant to Collection
Developmental biology, Ecology, Industrial microbiology, Systematics and taxonomy