Maintenance and Authentication of the Bacteriology Collection

美国典型培养物保藏中心的细菌保藏中心 （ATCC）是最全面和多样化的 最大的细菌聚集地 它作为一个国家 和国际微生物标准局 将充分表征的参考菌株分配给 科学、教育和工业界。 的 收藏目前保持超过14，000株， 在1988年传播了37，000多个菌种。 美国国家科学基金会此前的支持 允许开发一个全面的电池， 各种分类群的特征测试和 收藏品的品种鉴定。 得出的数据 这些程序已经被用于开发微生物菌株 数据库，作为信息资源中心， 整个细菌学界对命名、保存 技术、菌株应用、表型特性和 质量控制程序。 该数据库还用于编译 ATCC细菌菌株目录，包括 关于培养基和菌株特殊应用的信息。 该奖项为以下项目提供部分业务补贴： 维护收藏，进一步执行 计算机化的在线菌株数据库，菌株的公布 目录和收购额外的细菌菌株， 生物技术的特殊应用。

The Bacterial Collection of the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) is one of the most comprehensive and diversified assemblages of bacteria in the world. It functions as a national and international "microbiological bureau of standards" by distributing well-characterized reference strains to the scientific, educational and industrial communities. The Collection presently maintains over 14,000 strains and distributed more than 37,000 cultures in 1988. Previous support from the National Science Foundation has permitted the development of a comprehensive battery of characterization tests for the various taxa and the authentication of the Collection's strains. Data derived from these programs have been used to develop a microbial strain database which serves as an information resource center for the entire bacteriological community on nomenclature, preservation techniques, strain applications, phenotypic properties and quality control procedures. The database is also used to compile the ATCC Catalogue of Bacterial Strains, which includes information on media and special applications of strains. This award provides a partial operational subsidy for the maintenance of the Collection, further implementation of the computerized on-line strain database, publication of the strain catalog and the acquisition of additional bacterial strains with special application to biotechnology.