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Accession numbers of strains from commercial culture collections such as the American Type Culture
Collection (ATCC), Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (CBS), CAB International Mycological Institute
(IMI), and other registered general service collections are listed in this catalog to provide complete
information about specific isolates. Representation of cultures obtained from ARSEF as being from ATCC,
CBS, IMI or UAMH or other general service culture collections violates trademark laws, and persons doing
so are subject to prosecution. Cultures received from ARSEF should be referred to by their ARSEF numbers
only even if they are co-deposited in other other culture collections.
Depositing and Exchanging Cultures
BioIPM and ARSEF encourage deposition of entomopathogenic fungal cultures in the ARSEF collection–
particularly strains used in published studies–and of voucher and reference specimens to its herbarium.
Depositors may reserve the right to limit redistribution of any culture deposited with ARSEF for specified
times upon consultation with the curator. Depositors can receive subcultures of their own depositions
at any time; these cultures do not affect any allowances of free cultures. Exchanges of cultures between
ARSEF and other research or general collections of fungal cultures are encouraged and are not subject to
numerical limits.
Prior to shipping cultures from countries outside the United States contact the Curator to obtain
the appropriate needed importation permit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Services, Plant Protection and Quarantine.
When sending cultures and/or specimens to ARSEF, it is very important to include as much of the
following information as possible:
1. Scientific name (and taxonomic authority) of the fungus.
2. Common and scientific name (with taxonomic authority) of the host.
3. Order and family of the host. (This information is especially important!)
4. Date and site of collection.
5. Name of collector.
6. Date and name of isolator.
7. Any collection, accession, or other identifer number(s) applied by the collector or sender.
8. Medium on which a culture is sent.
9. Any special requirements or conditions for growth (such as medium, temperature, pH).
Diagnostic Services for Cultures and Specimens
Specimens and cultures of unidentified fungi from invertebrates can be submitted to ARSEF for diagnosis.
This service is an important function of the ARS Collections of Entomopathogenic Fungi and is provided
without charge. Identifications and information about the disposition of specimens will be mailed to the
sender.
Release of ARSEF Cultures from Containment or Quarantine
Neither the curator nor any employee of ARSEF or of the Plant Protection Research Unit is entitled to
authorize the release of any culture it provides from laboratory containment or quarantine in the United
States or elsewhere. Recipients of ARSEF cultures are responsible for obtaining appropriate and necessary
permissions from or for providing official notifications to State and Federal regulatory agencies.
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