Maintenance, Authentication and Diversification of the ATCC Reference Collection of Protozoans

该奖项更新了对美国典型培养物保藏中心（ATCC）原生动物和光合原生生物的部分支持。 共采集原生生物1840株，代表214属506种。 其中，大约有170种菌株是光合作用的（藻类）。 在1660株原生生物中，70%是自由生活的，其余的是寄生的。 自1994年以来，该集合中代表的属的数量增加了30%以上。 自1994年7月以来加入的315个菌株中，有219个是在NSF的支持下获得的。 NSF提供支持，以支持不具有生物医学意义的菌株的获取和分销。 大多数属，包括原生动物和藻类，在任何其他公共收藏中都没有代表。 收藏品的样品可在一个适度的费用。

This award renews partial support for a collection of protozoa and photosynthetic protists at the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC). The collection totals 1840 strains of protista representing 506 species and 214 genera. Of these, roughly 170 strains are photosynthetic (algae). Of the 1660 strains of protoza, 70% are free-living, and the remainder parasitic. The number of genera represented in the collection has increased by over 30% since 1994. Of 315 strains accessioned since July 1994, 219 were acquired with NSF support. NSF support is provided to support acquisition and distribution of strains that are not of biomedical interest. A majority of the genera, both protozoan and algal, are not represented in any other public collection. Samples of the collection are available at a modest fee.