| 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 | VKM IT |
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| 2. Current Position | IT |
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| 3. Collection phone number | +7 916 714 5451 |
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| 5. Collection email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
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| 6. Collection website (if applicable) | www.vkm.ru |
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| 7. Collection name and abbreviation | All-Russian Collection of Microorganisms - VKM |
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| 8. Collection WDCM number (if applicable) | 342 |
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| 10. Organizational structure of the Collection: | |
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| 11. What type of organisms are included in the Collection? | |
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| 13. How many of each type of genus are included in the Collection? | | Species |
Quantity |
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| 5318 |
21592 |
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| 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) |
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| 17. What institution/entity currently houses your collection? (For example, Kansas State University, ARS, private entity) | IBPM RAS |
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| 18. Is the institution able to guarantee its support to the Collection for the next three to five years? | Yes |
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| 19. Does your collection have the ability to accept orphan collections at this time? If yes, please describe your capacity to do so. | Yes |
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| 21. Do you utilize best practices guidelines for operation of your culture collection? | - OECD Best Practices Guidelines for Biological Resource Centres (https://www.oecd.org/health/biotech/oecdbestpracticeguidelinesforbiologicalresourcecentres.htm)
- World Federation for Culture Collections Guidelines (http://www.wfcc.info/guidelines/)
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| 22. What is/are the mechanism(s) of availability and distribution? | - Fee per strain for distribution
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| 23. What are the main subjects or fields of use relevant to your collection? | - Freeze drying and cryopreservation
- General microbiology
- Genetics
- Molecular biology
- Systematics and taxonomy
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| 24. If applicable, what services does your Collection provide? Check all that apply | - Patent deposits
- Storage service (safe deposit)
- Strain isolation/taxonomic identification
- Contract screening
- Consulting
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| 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.
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| 32. Is the future of your collection dependent on a single individual in the institution? | No |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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