hanusj@bionette.cgrb.orst.edu (Joe Hanus - Botany) (01/10/91)
From: hanusj@bionette.cgrb.orst.edu (Joe Hanus - Botany) Path: bionette.cgrb.orst.edu!hanusj Newsgroups: sci.bio,bionet.general,sci.research,sci.misc, sci Subject: Microbial Culture Collection Newsletter Expires: References: Sender: Reply-To: hanusj@bionette.cgrb.orst.edu (Joe Hanus - Botany) Followup-To: sci.bio,bionet.followup,sci.research,sci.misc Distribution: world Organization: Oregon State University - CMBL Keywords: microbial culture collection, newsletter, database, network, databank NOTE: This is a re-posting from Novemeber SUMMARY: The fifth in a series of electronic newsletters is now available to interested scientists who reply to this posting. A hardcopy can also be requested. Collections of living microorganisms and subcellular entities maintained and used by scientists within State Agricultural Experiment Stations, USDA/ARS Research Labs and private industry represent an enormous national resource. In contrast to the larger reference collections such as ATCC these "working" collections typically contain a small number of taxons but a large number of strains. Working collections also are unique because they are maintained by individual scientists who have an intimate knowledge and "feel" for the germplasm group within her/his collection. Until the last few years there has been little progress in organization and evaluation this reservoir of knowledge. Hence, the Microbial Germplasm Database and Network is being implemented with funding from USDA/CSRS to facilitate communication between scientists who are involved in plant- related studies and who maintain research-oriented "working collections" of microorganisms, nematodes and/or subcellular entities. The database and network will provide on-line information regarding collections and accessions and will serve to apprise the scientific community of the importance of the germplasm in these many collections as a valuable and endangered national resource. The Microbial Germplasm Database is being developed with the capability of ultimately interfacing with existing international databases and networks. The fifth newsletter for the Microbial Germplasm Network and Database is now available. If interested, you can request either an e-mail copy or surface mail hardcopy by replying to this posting. If you or your laboratory maintains a collection of germplasm (bacteria, nematodes, viruses, endo-ecto mycorrhizae, fungi, protozoa, plasmids, genes, or phage) that are used in plant-related research your input to this endeavor would be encouraged. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joe Hanus | E-MAIL hanusj@bionette.cgrb.orst.edu Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology | Phone (503)-737-5300 Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR 97331-2902 | USA ______________________________________________________________________________