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 ContactSophie Lane
2. Current PositionNational Reference Collection Technician
3. Collection phone number01904 217932
5. Collection emailEmail hidden; Javascript is required.
6. Collection website (if applicable)chap-solutions.co.uk
7. Collection name and abbreviationNational Reference Collection (NRC)
8. Collection WDCM number (if applicable)1265
10. Organizational structure of the Collection:
  • Other
Organizational structure

CHAP is a UK Agri-Tech Centre funded by Innovate UK, and brings together leading scientists, farmers, advisors, innovators and businesses to understand industry challenges, drive research and innovation and develop and trial solutions that transform crop systems.

11. What type of organisms are included in the Collection?
  • Fungi
  • Bacteria
  • Other
Type of organismSeeds, pest insect larvae, environmental spore trap samples.
14. Upload a spreadsheet listing out each species along with the quantity.NRC-Sample-List-Updated-April-23-for-USCCN.xlsx
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
  • Insects
  • Soil
  • Built Environment
17. What institution/entity currently houses your collection? (For example, Kansas State University, ARS, private entity)CABI
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 explainYes
Capacity

Plant pathogens found and isolated in the UK could become reference strains in future.

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/)
22. What is/are the mechanism(s) of availability and distribution?
  • Fee per strain for distribution
23. What are the main subjects or fields of use relevant to your collection?
  • Agriculture
  • Culture and preservation methods
  • Freeze drying and cryopreservation
  • General microbiology
  • Genetics
  • Industrial microbiology
  • Molecular biology
  • Plant pathology
24. If applicable, what services does your Collection provide? Check all that apply
  • Storage service (safe deposit)
  • 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
  • Other (please explain)
Training Opportunities

With the support of CABI (a CHAP partner, and host of the National Reference Collection) training around culture collection management and preservation techniques can be facilitated.

26. If applicable, does your Collection provide consultation on the following? Check all that apply
  • Preservation
  • Shipment regulations
27. What institutions fund research that users perform using specimens from your collection? Check all that apply
  • Other(please explain)
Institutions fund research

Innovate UK

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?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.No
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.)

Increased culture supply orders and deposit requests - visibility.

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
39. How can USCCN best serve you?

Help to expand, increase funding, increase visibility in the community.