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October 16, 2023

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HTML BlockResponses to the following questions (1-28) will be components of the USCCN online searchable database available to all users.
1. Name of Collection Point of ContactGwyn Beattie
2. Current PositionProfessor
3. Collection phone number515-294-5571
4. Collection AddressIowa State Univ, Dept of Plant Pathology, Entomology & Microbiology
4005 Advanced Research and Teaching Lab, 2213 Pammel Drive
Ames, IA 50011-1101
United States
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5. Collection emailEmail hidden; Javascript is required.
7. Collection name and abbreviationBeattie Bacterial Collection (BBC)
10. Organizational structure of the Collection:
  • Academia
11. What type of organisms are included in the Collection?
  • Bacteria
12. Do you have sequencing data?Yes
Please specify what kind of dataI have genome sequence data on some isolates
14. Upload a spreadsheet listing out each species along with the quantity.Beattie-Bacterial-Collection.xlsx
15. Please choose one of the following categories that best describes your collection.Research collection (industry or research collection; does not include a plan to distribute strains)
16. What host associations, if any, does your microbial collection have?
  • Grain crops
  • Fruits
  • Vegetables
  • Insects
17. What institution/entity currently houses your collection? (For example, Kansas State University, ARS, private entity)Iowa State University
18. Is the institution able to guarantee its support to the Collection for the next three to five years?Unknown
19. Does your collection have the ability to accept orphan collections at this time? If yes, please describe your capacity to do so.No
20. Does your collection contain strains that are currently used or could be used for reference strains such as to identify human, animal or plant pathogens? If yes, please explainYes
Capacity

It is possible that the Erwinia tracheiphila strains could be used as reference strains for the plant disease cucurbit bacterial wilt, and the Serratia marcescens strains could be used as reference strains for the plant disease cucurbit yellow vine disease.

21. Do you utilize best practices guidelines for operation of your culture collection?
  • None of the Above
22. What is/are the mechanism(s) of availability and distribution?
  • Peer to peer for collaborations
23. What are the main subjects or fields of use relevant to your collection?
  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • General microbiology
  • Molecular biology
  • Plant pathology
24. If applicable, what services does your Collection provide? Check all that apply
  • Not applicable
25. Does your Collection provide training opportunities on the following? Check all that apply
  • Does not provide training
26. If applicable, does your Collection provide consultation on the following? Check all that apply
  • Does not provide consultation
27. What institutions fund research that users perform using specimens from your collection? Check all that apply
  • National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
28. Is the Collection willing, within reasonable limits and to the extent that the collection is public, to engage in the exchange of cultures with other collections within the framework of the USCCN?Yes
29. Is the Collection willing to engage, within the limits of its capacity to do so, in collaborative programs with other culture collections for the general betterment of the USCCN?Yes
30. Do you wish to be contacted by researchers and collaborators about your Collection?Yes
31. Would you be interested in collaborating on a project with samples combined from different repositories?Yes
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32. Is the future of your collection dependent on a single individual in the institution?Yes
33. Is there a contingency plan to be able to guarantee the existence of the collection for at least five years, such as at another institution? Please provide as much detail as possible.Yes
Contingency Plan

I anticipate being at my institution with the collection for the next five years. The collection, however, is contingent on my presence at the institution, like most academic collections.

34. Is your collection currently or in potential danger of becoming an orphan collection? If yes, what means do you have to save the collection? Please provide as much detail as possible.No
35. Would you like assistance with the orphan collection?No
36. What are the greatest needs of your collection at this time? (For example: stable funding, personnel needs, quality control procedures, capacity & equipment, visibility, etc.)

I would need all of these if I were to engage in frequent distribution.

37. Would you like your collection to be listed in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) https://www.gbif.org/Yes (you will be emailed information by USCCN separately detailing how to register your collection in GBIF)
38. Does the Collection support the USCCN mission, which is "to facilitate the safe and responsible utilization of microbial resources for research, education, industry, medicine, and agriculture for the betterment of humankind by providing opportunities for US culture collection workers to engage with each other and with the broader culture collection community."I agree to support the mission of the USCCN