Edit Your Collection

October 16, 2023

Edit Your Collection

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1. Name of Collection Point of ContactHoward Judelson
2. Current PositionProfessor
5. Collection emailEmail hidden; Javascript is required.
7. Collection name and abbreviationPhytophthora collection
9. Number of staff that work with the collection (if applicable)1
10. Organizational structure of the Collection:
  • Government Agency
11. What type of organisms are included in the Collection?
  • Other (please describe)
Type of organismOomycetes (Phytophthora and Pythium)
13. How many of each type of genus are included in the Collection?
Species Quantity
Phytopthora about 8000
15. Please choose one of the following categories that best describes your collection.Orphan collection or other (please describe your collection)
16. What host associations, if any, does your microbial collection have?
  • Grain crops
  • Fruits
  • Vegetables
  • Other Plants
17. What institution/entity currently houses your collection? (For example, Kansas State University, ARS, private entity)University of California
18. Is the institution able to guarantee its support to the Collection for the next three to five years?No
19. Does your collection have the ability to accept orphan collections at this time? If yes, please describe your capacity to do so.No
22. What is/are the mechanism(s) of availability and distribution?
  • Fee per strain for distribution
  • No mechanism for distribution
23. What are the main subjects or fields of use relevant to your collection?
  • Agriculture
  • Developmental biology
  • 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
35. Would you like assistance with the orphan collection?Yes
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.)

Funds to rehabilitate the collection. Its current status (viability, inventory) is questionable.

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