9512045 Cypess This award renews funding of the Bacteriology Collection of the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC). The collection includes over 15,000 strains representing most of the known species of bacteria. Approximately 500 strains of bacterial viruses are also included in the collection. About 20% of the bacterial strains are type cultures particularly useful as reference strains in identifying new isolates, performing microbiological assays and other uses where repeated use of the same strain is critical. Samples of collected organisms are available to researchers in universities, research institutes and industry for a small fee. In the last five years, the size of the collection has increased by about 7%, and over 200,000 samples have been distributed. Funding provided through the award will support continued growth in the size of the collection, improvements in the quality-assurance procedures, and progress in providing detailed, current information about the collection through the internet and a printed catalogue. ***

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI)
Application #
9512045
Program Officer
Gerald Selzer
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1996-03-15
Budget End
1998-12-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1995
Total Cost
$581,851
Indirect Cost
Name
American Type Culture Collection
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Manassas
State
VA
Country
United States
Zip Code
20110