LSC: Bacillus Genetic Stock Center

该奖项为俄亥俄州立大学芽孢杆菌遗传储备中心（BGSC）提供了新的资助。BGSC获得，维持和分发几种芽孢杆菌的纯培养物，包括突变型和野生型菌株。该中心收集的1971年菌株中，大多数是枯草芽孢杆菌的变种或突变体。多年来，枯草芽孢杆菌一直是基础研究中重要的模型系统，其基因组最近被测序。收集的其他物种和菌株在各种基础和应用研究领域都很有用。除了在研究中发挥作用外，该收藏还通过为中学和本科实验室分发低成本材料来促进科学教育。描述藏品内容的在线目录和印刷目录均可在该中心的网站（http://www.bgsc.org/）获得。在过去的五年中，该公司已针对来自学术界、政府和工业界近2000名用户的2800份个人订单，分发了11,000多个菌株。菌株分布在过去的五年里增加了67%。要求培养的人要支付一小笔费用，以支付部分业务费用。在该奖项资助期间，将改进有关收集内容和收集的生物使用方法的在线信息，并将向收集中添加额外的菌株。

This award renews funding of the Bacillus Genetic Stock Center (BGSC) at the Ohio State University. The BGSC acquires, maintains and distributes pure cultures of several species of Bacillus, including both mutant and wildtype strains. The majority of the 1971 strains in the center's collection consist of variants or mutants Bacillus subtilis, a species that has served as important model system in basic research for many years, and whose genome was recently sequenced. Other species and strains in the collection are useful in a variety of basic and applied research areas. In addition to its role in research, the collection promotes science education through distribution of low-cost materials for secondary school and undergraduate laboratories. Both online and printed catalogues describing the content of the collection are available at the Center's web site (http://www.bgsc.org/). Over the past five years, it has distributed over 11,000 strains in response to 2800 individual orders originating from nearly 2000 users in academia, government, and industry. Strain distributions have increased 67% over the previous five-year period. Those requesting cultures are charged a small fee intended to cover a portion of the cost of operation. During the period funded by this award, online information on the contents of the collection and methods for use of the collected organisms will be improved, and additional strains will be added to the collection.