16 Oct Edit Your Collection
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| HTML Block | Responses to the following questions (1-28) will be components of the USCCN online searchable database available to all users. | ||||
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| 1. Name of Collection Point of Contact | Kathy Lawrence | ||||
| 3. Collection phone number | 334 329 9277 | ||||
| 4. Collection Address | 559 Devall Dr. CASIC Building, Auburn University, Auburn University Auburn University Auburn, AL 36849 United States Map It | ||||
| 5. Collection email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||
| 7. Collection name and abbreviation | FOV | ||||
| 9. Number of staff that work with the collection (if applicable) | 1 | ||||
| 10. Organizational structure of the Collection: |
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| 11. What type of organisms are included in the Collection? |
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| 12. Do you have sequencing data? | Yes | ||||
| 13. How many of each type of genus are included in the Collection? |
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| 14. Upload a spreadsheet listing out each species along with the quantity. | Fusarium-sample-key.xlsx | ||||
| 15. Please choose one of the following categories that best describes your collection. | Aspiring collection (lacks one or more of the attributes of a publicly available collection; plans are underway to meet all the criteria of a public collection) | ||||
| 16. What host associations, if any, does your microbial collection have? |
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| 17. What institution/entity currently houses your collection? (For example, Kansas State University, ARS, private entity) | Auburn University | ||||
| 18. Is the institution able to guarantee its support to the Collection for the next three to five years? | Yes | ||||
| 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 explain | Yes | ||||
| Capacity | We have isolates of Fusarium oxysporum vasinfectum isolate from cotton with symptoms of Fusarium wilt. | ||||
| 21. Do you utilize best practices guidelines for operation of your culture collection? |
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| 22. What is/are the mechanism(s) of availability and distribution? |
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| 23. What are the main subjects or fields of use relevant to your collection? |
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| 24. If applicable, what services does your Collection provide? Check all that apply |
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| 27. What institutions fund research that users perform using specimens from your collection? Check all that apply |
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| Institutions fund research | Cotton Incorporated and Hatch ALA015-2-14003 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| HTML Block | Responses to the following questions (29-36) will NOT be components of the USCCN online database. Information provided will be for internal use only to enhance USCCN service to participants. | ||||
| 32. Is the future of your collection dependent on a single individual in the institution? | No | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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.) | Stable funding to pay the person to manage the collection. | ||||
| 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 |