Potnis lab microbe collection

December 6, 2023

Organizational structure

Academia

Collection Institution/Entity

Auburn University

Collection Contact

Neha Potnis

Position of Collection contact

Associate Professor

Collection Email

nzp0024@auburn.edu

Collection Phone

334-844-2524

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
  • Collection contains reference strains
  • Collection contains sequencing data
  • Ability to accept orphan collections

Collection Category

Research collection (industry or research collection; does not include a plan to distribute strains)

Collection follows best management practice guideline

World Federation for Culture Collections Guidelines (http://www.wfcc.info/guidelines/)

Organisms in Collection

Fungi, Bacteria, Yeast

Reference strains in collection

We have a collection of non-pathogenic or opportunistic xanthomonads, some of which belong to potentially new species and these strains belonging to new species could serve as reference strains. In addition, we have Pseudomonas strains isolated from tomato, pepper, cucurbits that falls into potentially new species. These are particularly interesting given these have been isolated from a broad host range and continue to cause sporadic outbreaks in the fields. We also have ongoing collection of Xanthomonads from tomato and pepper, isolated from disease outbreaks collected over the span of several years and continuing, including those belonging to new lineages within species and those with recent host range expansion.

Sequencing data in collection

16S/ITS, genomes for some bacterial isolates

Training opportunities provided by Collection

Does not provide training

Funding Sources for Research performed with Collection specimens

National Science Foundation (NSF), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Availability and distribution mechanisms

No charge for distribution (shipping may be charged), Peer to peer for collaborations

Services provided by Collection

Not applicable

Consultations provided by Collection

Does not provide consultation

Genus in Collection

Species: Xanthomonas perforans, Quantity: 25

Species: Xanthomonas euvesicatoria, Quantity: 10

Species: Xanthomonas gardneri, Quantity: 10

Species: Xanthomonas vesicatoria, Quantity: 2

Species: Pseudomonas syringae/cichorii/capsici, Quantity: 50

Species: tomato-associated microbes, Quantity: 250

Species: cucurbit-associated microbes, Quantity: 150

Species: Pepper-associated microbes, Quantity: 100

Species: Xanthomonas spp., Quantity: 92

Host Associations in Collection

Vegetables

Research fields relevant to Collection

Agriculture, Ecology, General microbiology, Genetics, Molecular biology, Plant pathology