Edit Your Collection

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 ContactDaniel R. Brown
2. Current PositionCurator
3. Collection phone number(352) 294-4004
5. Collection emailEmail hidden; Javascript is required.
6. Collection website (if applicable)iom-online.org
7. Collection name and abbreviationThe Mollicutes Collection TMC
8. Collection WDCM number (if applicable)858
9. Number of staff that work with the collection (if applicable)2
10. Organizational structure of the Collection:
  • Private non-profit
11. What type of organisms are included in the Collection?
  • Bacteria
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?
  • Grain crops
  • Fruits
  • Vegetables
  • Other Plants
  • Mammals
  • Reptiles
  • Other Animals
  • Humans
17. What institution/entity currently houses your collection? (For example, Kansas State University, ARS, private entity)University of Florida
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?
  • No charge for distribution (shipping may be charged)
  • Fee per strain for distribution
  • Peer to peer for collaborations
23. What are the main subjects or fields of use relevant to your collection?
  • Agriculture
  • Cell biology
  • General microbiology
  • Genetics
  • Medical microbiology
  • Molecular biology
  • Plant pathology
  • Synthetic biology
  • Systematics and taxonomy
  • Veterinary
24. If applicable, what services does your Collection provide? Check all that apply
  • Strain isolation/taxonomic identification
  • Custom material preparation (such as genomic DNA/RNA)
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
  • Other (please explain)
Consultation

Genus/species identification by PCR/sequencing; serotyping; systematics

27. What institutions fund research that users perform using specimens from your collection? Check all that apply
  • Department of the Interior (DOI)
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • 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.)

Succession planning for new curator and physical relocation within the next 5 years.

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