Maintenance of the Bacillus Genetic Stock Center

该奖项更新了俄亥俄州州立大学芽孢杆菌遗传储备中心（BGSC）的资金。 BGSC获取、维护和分发几种芽孢杆菌的纯培养物，包括突变株和野生型菌株。 该中心收集的1400株菌株中的大多数由枯草芽孢杆菌的变体或突变体组成，枯草芽孢杆菌是一种多年来一直在基础研究中作为重要模型系统的物种，其基因组最近被测序。 其他物种和菌株的集合是有用的各种基础和应用研究领域。除了在研究中的作用外，该收藏品还通过向中学和大学实验室分发低成本材料来促进科学教育。 介绍收藏品内容的在线和印刷目录均可查阅。 每年大约有1600种培养物分发给美国和国外的学术、政府和工业研究人员。 那些要求培养的人被收取一小笔费用，旨在支付一部分运营成本。 在该奖项资助期间，将改进关于收集内容和收集生物体使用方法的在线信息，并将向收集中添加更多菌株。

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 1400 strains in the 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. Approximately 1600 cultures are distributed each year to academic, government and industrial researchers in the US and abroad. 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.