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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 ContactBrandy Russell
2. Current Positioncurator
3. Collection phone number970-225-4211
4. Collection Address3156 Rampart Rd
Fort Collins, Colorado 80521
United States
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5. Collection emailEmail hidden; Javascript is required.
6. Collection website (if applicable)cdc.gov
7. Collection name and abbreviationArbovirus Reference Collection (ARC)
10. Organizational structure of the Collection:
  • Government Agency
11. What type of organisms are included in the Collection?
  • Other
Type of organismvirus
12. Do you have sequencing data?Yes
Please specify what kind of datawe upload sequence data to genbank and link genbank accession number to the pathogen in our database
15. Please choose one of the following categories that best describes your collection.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)
16. What host associations, if any, does your microbial collection have?
  • Mammals
  • Reptiles
  • Amphibians
  • Insects
  • Humans
17. What institution/entity currently houses your collection? (For example, Kansas State University, ARS, private entity)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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.Yes
Capacity

Can accept arboviral collections that include non select agents and no BSL4 pathogens.

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 explainNo
21. Do you utilize best practices guidelines for operation of your culture collection?
  • Other
Other

We refer to best practices guidelines and apply where possible due to funding and staff. We perform inclusivity/exclusivity testing on isolates.

22. What is/are the mechanism(s) of availability and distribution?
  • No charge for distribution (shipping may be charged)
  • Fee per strain for distribution
  • Other (please explain)
Mechanism(s) of availability and distribution

Distribution mechanism depends on the institution type and intended use

23. What are the main subjects or fields of use relevant to your collection?
  • General microbiology
  • Immunology
  • Molecular biology
  • Veterinary
  • Other (please explain)
Main Subjectspublic health
27. What institutions fund research that users perform using specimens from your collection? Check all that apply
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • 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?No
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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.No
No Contingency Plan

Currently the collection relies on me soley, but we are in the process of implementing a newly developed staffing plan to build in redundancies and a succession plan.

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.)

our biggest need is staffing.

37. Would you like your collection to be listed in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) https://www.gbif.org/No
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